S00

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Rankcategory

Official Description

Superficial injury of head

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional Code

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

S00-S09 Parent Instructions

Includes

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

Excludes2(Not included here)

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code Also

for any associated infection

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

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

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S00-S09Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

S00Superficial injury of head

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

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S00:

blockS00-S09

Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

View context instructions

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

View context instructions

Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to S00. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Abrasion25 unique routes

alveolar process→S00

brow→S00

cheek→S00(2 variants)

internal→S00

chin→S00

ear→S00

eyelid→S00

face→S00

forehead→S00

gum→S00