S09.391D

Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter

Billable / specificPOA exempt

S09.391D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

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

  • injury to external ear (S00.4-, S01.3-, S08.1-) (from S09.3)
  • 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.

  • for any associated infection (from S09)

7th character

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S09). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S09.391Other specified injury of right middle and inner earNeeds 7th char

Related codes

  • S09.391AOther specified injury of right middle and inner ear, initial encounterBillable
  • S09.391SOther specified injury of right middle and inner ear, sequelaBillable

Browse