S00 Superficial injury of head

Category / Non-billable header 127 subcodes

Block: Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

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

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
S00..0 Superficial injury of scalp No
S00..00 Unspecified superficial injury of scalp No
S00..01 Abrasion of scalp No
S00..02 Blister (nonthermal) of scalp No
S00..03 Contusion of scalp No
S00..04 External constriction of part of scalp No
S00..05 Superficial foreign body of scalp No
S00..06 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of scalp No
S00..07 Other superficial bite of scalp No
S00..1 Contusion of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..10 Contusion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..11 Contusion of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..12 Contusion of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..2 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..20 Unspecified superficial injury of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..201 Unspecified superficial injury of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..202 Unspecified superficial injury of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..209 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..21 Abrasion of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..211 Abrasion of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..212 Abrasion of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..219 Abrasion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..22 Blister (nonthermal) of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..221 Blister (nonthermal) of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..222 Blister (nonthermal) of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..229 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..24 External constriction of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..241 External constriction of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..242 External constriction of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..249 External constriction of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..25 Superficial foreign body of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..251 Superficial foreign body of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..252 Superficial foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..259 Superficial foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..26 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..261 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..262 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..269 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..27 Other superficial bite of eyelid and periocular area No
S00..271 Other superficial bite of right eyelid and periocular area No
S00..272 Other superficial bite of left eyelid and periocular area No
S00..279 Other superficial bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area No
S00..3 Superficial injury of nose No
S00..30 Unspecified superficial injury of nose No
S00..31 Abrasion of nose No
S00..32 Blister (nonthermal) of nose No
S00..33 Contusion of nose No
S00..34 External constriction of nose No
S00..35 Superficial foreign body of nose No
S00..36 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of nose No
S00..37 Other superficial bite of nose No
S00..4 Superficial injury of ear No
S00..40 Unspecified superficial injury of ear No
S00..401 Unspecified superficial injury of right ear No
S00..402 Unspecified superficial injury of left ear No
S00..409 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified ear No
S00..41 Abrasion of ear No
S00..411 Abrasion of right ear No
S00..412 Abrasion of left ear No
S00..419 Abrasion of unspecified ear No
S00..42 Blister (nonthermal) of ear No
S00..421 Blister (nonthermal) of right ear No
S00..422 Blister (nonthermal) of left ear No
S00..429 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified ear No
S00..43 Contusion of ear No
S00..431 Contusion of right ear No
S00..432 Contusion of left ear No
S00..439 Contusion of unspecified ear No
S00..44 External constriction of ear No
S00..441 External constriction of right ear No
S00..442 External constriction of left ear No
S00..449 External constriction of unspecified ear No
S00..45 Superficial foreign body of ear No
S00..451 Superficial foreign body of right ear No
S00..452 Superficial foreign body of left ear No
S00..459 Superficial foreign body of unspecified ear No
S00..46 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of ear No
S00..461 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right ear No
S00..462 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left ear No
S00..469 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified ear No
S00..47 Other superficial bite of ear No
S00..471 Other superficial bite of right ear No
S00..472 Other superficial bite of left ear No
S00..479 Other superficial bite of unspecified ear No
S00..5 Superficial injury of lip and oral cavity No
S00..50 Unspecified superficial injury of lip and oral cavity No
S00..501 Unspecified superficial injury of lip No
S00..502 Unspecified superficial injury of oral cavity No
S00..51 Abrasion of lip and oral cavity No
S00..511 Abrasion of lip No
S00..512 Abrasion of oral cavity No
S00..52 Blister (nonthermal) of lip and oral cavity No
S00..521 Blister (nonthermal) of lip No
S00..522 Blister (nonthermal) of oral cavity No
S00..53 Contusion of lip and oral cavity No
S00..531 Contusion of lip No
S00..532 Contusion of oral cavity No
S00..54 External constriction of lip and oral cavity No
S00..541 External constriction of lip No
S00..542 External constriction of oral cavity No
S00..55 Superficial foreign body of lip and oral cavity No
S00..551 Superficial foreign body of lip No
S00..552 Superficial foreign body of oral cavity No
S00..56 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lip and oral cavity No
S00..561 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lip No
S00..562 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of oral cavity No
S00..57 Other superficial bite of lip and oral cavity No
S00..571 Other superficial bite of lip No
S00..572 Other superficial bite of oral cavity No
S00..8 Superficial injury of other parts of head No
S00..80 Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head No
S00..81 Abrasion of other part of head No
S00..82 Blister (nonthermal) of other part of head No
S00..83 Contusion of other part of head No
S00..84 External constriction of other part of head No
S00..85 Superficial foreign body of other part of head No
S00..86 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of other part of head No
S00..87 Other superficial bite of other part of head No
S00..9 Superficial injury of unspecified part of head No
S00..90 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of head No
S00..91 Abrasion of unspecified part of head No
S00..92 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of head No
S00..93 Contusion of unspecified part of head No
S00..94 External constriction of unspecified part of head No
S00..95 Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of head No
S00..96 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified part of head No
S00..97 Other superficial bite of unspecified part of head No

Last reviewed: September 2026