S09.1

Injury of muscle and tendon of head

Requires 7th character

S09.1 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S09)

  • 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.

  • sprain to joints and ligament of head (S03.9)
  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S09)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S09)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S09)
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) (from S09)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S09)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S09)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S09)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any associated open wound (S01.-)
  • for any associated infection (from S09)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S09). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S09Other and unspecified injuries of headNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S09.1

  • S09.10Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of headNeeds 7th char
  • S09.11Strain of muscle and tendon of headNeeds 7th char
  • S09.12Laceration of muscle and tendon of headNeeds 7th char
  • S09.19Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of headNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S09.0Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classifiedNeeds 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

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