S11.8
Header — not billableOpen wound of other specified parts of neck
The ICD-10 code for open wound of other specified parts of neck is S11.8.
S11.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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.
Child codes under S11.8
- S11.80Unspecified open wound of other specified part of neck
- S11.81Laceration without foreign body of other specified part of neck
- S11.82Laceration with foreign body of other specified part of neck
- S11.83Puncture wound without foreign body of other specified part of neck
- S11.84Puncture wound with foreign body of other specified part of neck
- S11.85Open bite of other specified part of neck
- S11.89Other open wound of other specified part of neck
Related codes in this category
- S11.0Open wound of larynx and tracheanon-billable header
- S11.1Open wound of thyroid glandnon-billable header
- S11.2Open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagusnon-billable header
- S11.9Open wound of unspecified part of necknon-billable header
- S11.8Open wound of other specified parts of necknon-billable header