S00.97
Billable codeOther superficial bite of unspecified part of head
The ICD-10 code for other superficial bite of unspecified part of head is S00.97.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- open bite of head (S01.95)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S00.90Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of head
- S00.91Abrasion of unspecified part of head
- S00.92Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of head
- S00.93Contusion of unspecified part of head
- S00.94External constriction of unspecified part of head
- S00.95Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of head
- S00.96Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified part of head
- S00.97Other superficial bite of unspecified part of head