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S10.9

Superficial injury of unspecified part of neck

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

  • S10.90 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck (also a header)
  • S10.91 Abrasion of unspecified part of neck (also a header)
  • S10.92 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of neck (also a header)
  • S10.93 Contusion of unspecified part of neck (also a header)
  • S10.94 External constriction of unspecified part of neck (also a header)
  • S10.95 Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck (also a header)
  • S10.96 Insect bite of unspecified part of neck (also a header)
  • S10.97 Other superficial bite of unspecified part of neck (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Superficial injury of unspecified part of neck

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S10 Superficial injury of neck

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10

Inherited from the S10-S19 section Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

  • injuries of nape
  • injuries of supraclavicular region
  • injuries of throat

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S10.0 Contusion of throat Not billable
S10.1 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of throat Not billable
S10.8 Superficial injury of other specified parts of neck Not billable