Superficial injury of neck
Requires 7th character
S10 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
- 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 esophagus (T18.1)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4)
- 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.-)
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 S10
Related codes
- S11Open wound of neckNeeds 7th char
- S12Fracture of cervical vertebra and other parts of neckNeeds 7th char
- S13Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at neck levelNeeds 7th char
- S14Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck levelNeeds 7th char
- S15Injury of blood vessels at neck levelNeeds 7th char
- S16Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck levelNeeds 7th char
- S17Crushing injury of neckNeeds 7th char
- S19Other specified and unspecified injuries of neckNeeds 7th char