Other and unspecified injuries of head
Requires 7th character
S09 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
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
- 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.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
- 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)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- for any associated infection
7th character
This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes S09
- S09.0Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classifiedNeeds 7th char
- S09.1Injury of muscle and tendon of headNeeds 7th char
- S09.2Traumatic rupture of ear drumNeeds 7th char
- S09.3Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner earNeeds 7th char
- S09.8Other specified injuries of headNeeds 7th char
- S09.9Unspecified injury of face and headNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- S00Superficial injury of headNeeds 7th char
- S01Open wound of headNeeds 7th char
- S02Fracture of skull and facial bonesNeeds 7th char
- S03Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of headNeeds 7th char
- S04Injury of cranial nerveNeeds 7th char
- S05Injury of eye and orbitNeeds 7th char
- S06Intracranial injuryNeeds 7th char
- S07Crushing injury of headNeeds 7th char
- S08Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of headNeeds 7th char