ICD-10-CM Code S01.8
Open wound of other parts of head
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S01.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S01.8 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of other parts of head' in more detail.
- S01.8 Open wound of other parts of head NON-BILLABLE
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Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Pellet wound of forehead (disorder)
- Needle stick injury of forehead (disorder)
- Fishing hook in face (disorder)
- Simple laceration of preauricular region of face (disorder)
- Stab wound of face (disorder)
- Human bite of face (disorder)
- Dog bite of face (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S01.8 - Open wound of other parts of head'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S01.8. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S01 - Open wound of head