ICD-10-CM Code S01.9
Open wound of unspecified part of head
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 S01.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S01.9 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of unspecified part of head' in more detail.
- S01.9 Open wound of unspecified part of head NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S019 is used to code Penetrating head injury
A penetrating head injury, or open head injury, is a head injury in which the dura mater, the outer layer of the meninges, is breached. Penetrating injury can be caused by high-velocity projectiles or objects of lower velocity such as knives, or bone fragments from a skull fracture that are driven into the brain. Head injuries caused by penetrating trauma are serious medical emergencies and may cause permanent disability or death.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| MeSH Code: | D020197 |
An 1868 illustration of the injury suffered by Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who had a tamping iron driven through his skull in an 1848 accident.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Nail wound of head (disorder)
- Dog bite of head (disorder)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S01.9 - Open wound of unspecified part of head'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S01.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S01 - Open wound of head