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S00

Non-Billable (Header)

Superficial injury of head

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
  • focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • open wound of head (S01.-)

Child Codes

S00.0Superficial injury of scalp
S00.1Contusion of eyelid and periocular area
S00.2Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area
S00.3Superficial injury of nose
S00.4Superficial injury of ear
S00.5Superficial injury of lip and oral cavity
S00.8Superficial injury of other parts of head
S00.9Superficial injury of unspecified part of head

Code Hierarchy

└S00Superficial injury of head
└S00Superficial injury of head

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