S00.3

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Superficial injury of nose

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).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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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

S00.3Superficial injury of nose

S00.30Unspecified superficial injury of nose

S00.31Abrasion of nose

S00.32Blister (nonthermal) of nose

S00.33Contusion of nose

S00.34External constriction of nose

S00.35Superficial foreign body of nose

S00.36Insect bite (nonvenomous) of nose

S00.37Other superficial bite of nose

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S00.3:

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 S00.3. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

19 raw paths

Abrasion3 unique routes

head

nose→S00.3

nasal→S00.3

nose→S00.3

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

nose (septum) (sinus)(2 variants)

superficial NEC→S00.3(2 variants)

insect→S00.3

Blister (nonthermal)3 unique routes

head