Other superficial injuries of toe

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 6 more specific codes instead:

S90.41 Abrasion of toe (also a header)
S90.42 Blister (nonthermal) of toe (also a header)
S90.44 External constriction of toe (also a header)
S90.45 Superficial foreign body of toe (also a header)
S90.46 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of toe (also a header)
S90.47 Other superficial bite of toe (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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other superficial injuries of toe

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 S90 Superficial injury of ankle, foot and toes

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S90

Inherited from the S90-S99 section Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S90.0	Contusion of ankle	Not billable
S90.1	Contusion of toe without damage to nail	Not billable
S90.2	Contusion of toe with damage to nail	Not billable
S90.3	Contusion of foot	Not billable
S90.5	Other superficial injuries of ankle	Not billable
S90.8	Other superficial injuries of foot	Not billable
S90.9	Unspecified superficial injury of ankle, foot and toe	Not billable