S00.8
Header — not billableSuperficial injury of other parts of head
The ICD-10 code for superficial injury of other parts of head is S00.8.
S00.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Superficial injuries of face [any part]
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.
Child codes under S00.8
- S00.80Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head
- S00.81Abrasion of other part of head
- S00.82Blister (nonthermal) of other part of head
- S00.83Contusion of other part of head
- S00.84External constriction of other part of head
- S00.85Superficial foreign body of other part of head
- S00.86Insect bite (nonvenomous) of other part of head
- S00.87Other superficial bite of other part of head
Related codes in this category
- S00.0Superficial injury of scalpnon-billable header
- S00.1Contusion of eyelid and periocular areanon-billable header
- S00.2Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular areanon-billable header
- S00.3Superficial injury of nosenon-billable header
- S00.4Superficial injury of earnon-billable header
- S00.5Superficial injury of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.9Superficial injury of unspecified part of headnon-billable header
- S00.8Superficial injury of other parts of headnon-billable header