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ICD-10-CM 2027 · S00-S09

Injuries to the head

Part of chapter 19, injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

About S00-S09

Block S00-S09 contains 10 categories and 1,934 billable codes for FY2027. No codes here changed in the FY2027 update. 166 codes are MCCs and 346 are CCs when reported as secondary diagnoses.

S00Superficial injury of head

S01Open wound of head

S02Fracture of skull and facial bones

S03Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of head

S04Injury of cranial nerve

S05Injury of eye and orbit

S06Intracranial injury

S07Crushing injury of head

S08Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head

S09Other and unspecified injuries of head

Block notes

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)
Code also
  • for any associated infection