S10.17

Other superficial bite of throat

Requires 7th character

S10.17 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from S10)

  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

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

  • birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S10)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S10)
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S10)
  • effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1) (from S10)
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S10)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S10)
  • effects of foreign body in trachea (T17.4) (from S10)
  • frostbite (T33-T34) (from S10)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S10)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S10)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S10). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

Also known as

  • Bite, esophagus, cervical, superficial NEC
  • Bite, larynx, superficial NEC
  • Bite, neck, throat, superficial NEC
  • Bite, pharynx, superficial NEC
  • Bite, trachea, superficial NEC
  • Bite, vocal cords, superficial NEC
  • Injury, superficial NEC, throat, bite

Parent code

  • S10.1Other and unspecified superficial injuries of throatNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S10.17

  • S10.17XAOther superficial bite of throat, initial encounterBillable
  • S10.17XDOther superficial bite of throat, subsequent encounterBillable
  • S10.17XSOther superficial bite of throat, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S10.10Unspecified superficial injuries of throatNeeds 7th char
  • S10.11Abrasion of throatNeeds 7th char
  • S10.12Blister (nonthermal) of throatNeeds 7th char
  • S10.14External constriction of part of throatNeeds 7th char
  • S10.15Superficial foreign body of throatNeeds 7th char
  • S10.16Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throatNeeds 7th char

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