S00.0

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Superficial injury of scalp

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).

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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

S00.00Unspecified superficial injury of scalp

S00.01Abrasion of scalp

S00.02Blister (nonthermal) of scalp

S00.03Contusion of scalp

S00.04External constriction of part of scalp

S00.05Superficial foreign body of scalp

S00.06Insect bite (nonvenomous) of scalp

S00.07Other superficial bite of scalp

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S00.0:

categoryS00

Superficial injury of head

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blockS00-S09

Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

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chapterCH19

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

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to S00.0. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

24 raw paths

Abrasion4 unique routes

head

scalp→S00.0

occipital region→S00.0

parietal region→S00.0

scalp→S00.0

Bite (s) (animal) (human)2 unique routes

scalp(2 variants)

superficial NEC→S00.0(2 variants)

insect→S00.0

Blister (nonthermal)4 unique routes