S00.80
Billable codeUnspecified superficial injury of other part of head
The ICD-10 code for unspecified superficial injury of other part of head is S00.80.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S00.81Abrasion 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
- S00.80Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head