Includes:

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

Excludes2

  • 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)
  1. S10 Superficial injury of neck

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

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S10.0 Contusion of throat

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Contusion of cervical esophagus
      • Contusion of larynx
      • Contusion of pharynx
      • Contusion of trachea
    2. S10.1 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of throat

      1. S10.10 Unspecified superficial injuries of throat

      2. S10.11 Abrasion of throat

      3. S10.12 Blister (nonthermal) of throat

      4. S10.14 External constriction of part of throat

      5. S10.15 Superficial foreign body of throat

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Splinter in the throat
      6. S10.16 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat

      7. S10.17 Other superficial bite of throat

    3. S10.8 Superficial injury of other specified parts of neck

      1. S10.80 Unspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck

      2. S10.81 Abrasion of other specified part of neck

      3. S10.82 Blister (nonthermal) of other specified part of neck

      4. S10.83 Contusion of other specified part of neck

      5. S10.84 External constriction of other specified part of neck

      6. S10.85 Superficial foreign body of other specified part of neck

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Splinter in other specified part of neck
      7. S10.86 Insect bite of other specified part of neck

      8. S10.87 Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck

    4. S10.9 Superficial injury of unspecified part of neck

      1. S10.90 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck

      2. S10.91 Abrasion of unspecified part of neck

      3. S10.92 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of neck

      4. S10.93 Contusion of unspecified part of neck

      5. S10.94 External constriction of unspecified part of neck

      6. S10.95 Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck

      7. S10.96 Insect bite of unspecified part of neck

      8. S10.97 Other superficial bite of unspecified part of neck

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.