ICD-10-CM Code S01.91
Laceration without foreign body 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.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code S01.91 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of head' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | S01.91XA | initial encounter |
| D | S01.91XD | subsequent encounter |
| S | S01.91XS | sequela |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoThe 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.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S01.91 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of head'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S01.91. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S01.9 - Open wound of unspecified part of head