Code alsofor any associated infection

Includes:

  • injuries of ear
  • injuries of eye
  • injuries of face [any part]
  • injuries of gum
  • injuries of jaw
  • injuries of oral cavity
  • injuries of palate
  • injuries of periocular area
  • injuries of scalp
  • injuries of temporomandibular joint area
  • injuries of tongue
  • injuries of tooth

Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S09 Other and unspecified injuries of head

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S09

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S09.0 Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified

    2. S09.1 Injury of muscle and tendon of head

      1. S09.10 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Injury of muscle and tendon of head NOS
      2. S09.11 Strain of muscle and tendon of head

      3. S09.12 Laceration of muscle and tendon of head

      4. S09.19 Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head

    3. S09.2 Traumatic rupture of ear drum

      1. S09.20 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum

      2. S09.21 Traumatic rupture of right ear drum

      3. S09.22 Traumatic rupture of left ear drum

    4. S09.3 Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner ear

      1. S09.30 Unspecified injury of middle and inner ear

        • S09.301 Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear
        • S09.302 Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear
        • S09.309 Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear
      2. S09.31 Primary blast injury of ear

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Blast injury of ear NOS
        • S09.311 Primary blast injury of right ear
        • S09.312 Primary blast injury of left ear
        • S09.313 Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral
        • S09.319 Primary blast injury of unspecified ear
      3. S09.39 Other specified injury of middle and inner ear

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Secondary blast injury to ear
        • S09.391 Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear
        • S09.392 Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear
        • S09.399 Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear
    5. S09.8 Other specified injuries of head

    6. S09.9 Unspecified injury of face and head

      1. S09.90 Unspecified injury of head

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Head injury NOS
      2. S09.91 Unspecified injury of ear

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Injury of ear NOS
      3. S09.92 Unspecified injury of nose

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Injury of nose NOS
      4. S09.93 Unspecified injury of face

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Injury of face NOS
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.