S00.46
Header — not billableInsect bite (nonvenomous) of ear
The ICD-10 code for insect bite (nonvenomous) of ear is S00.46.
S00.46 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S00.40Unspecified superficial injury of earnon-billable header
- S00.41Abrasion of earnon-billable header
- S00.42Blister (nonthermal) of earnon-billable header
- S00.43Contusion of earnon-billable header
- S00.44External constriction of earnon-billable header
- S00.45Superficial foreign body of earnon-billable header
- S00.47Other superficial bite of earnon-billable header
- S00.46Insect bite (nonvenomous) of earnon-billable header