S01.8

Open wound of other parts of head

Requires 7th character

S01.8 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S01)

  • 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
  • Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B) (from S01)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S01)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S01)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S01)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16) (from S01)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S01)
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) (from S01)
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) (from S01)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S01)
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) (from S01)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S01)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S01)
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-) (from S01)
  • traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-) (from S01)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S01)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • for any associated infection (from S01)
  • any associated: (from S01)
  • injury of cranial nerve (S04.-) (from S01)
  • injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-) (from S01)
  • intracranial injury (S06.-) (from S01)
  • wound infection (from S01)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S01). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S01Open wound of headNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S01.8

  • S01.80Unspecified open wound of other part of headNeeds 7th char
  • S01.81Laceration without foreign body of other part of headNeeds 7th char
  • S01.82Laceration with foreign body of other part of headNeeds 7th char
  • S01.83Puncture wound without foreign body of other part of headNeeds 7th char
  • S01.84Puncture wound with foreign body of other part of headNeeds 7th char
  • S01.85Open bite of other part of headNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S01.0Open wound of scalpNeeds 7th char
  • S01.1Open wound of eyelid and periocular areaNeeds 7th char
  • S01.2Open wound of noseNeeds 7th char
  • S01.3Open wound of earNeeds 7th char
  • S01.4Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular areaNeeds 7th char
  • S01.5Open wound of lip and oral cavityNeeds 7th char
  • S01.9Open wound of unspecified part of headNeeds 7th char

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