S90
Header — not billableSuperficial injury of ankle, foot and toes
The ICD-10 code for superficial injury of ankle, foot and toes is S90.
S90 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
7th character definitions
These definitions specify what each valid 7th-character value means for codes in this category.
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7th character note
This category requires a 7th character to indicate additional clinical detail (e.g. encounter type: initial, subsequent, sequela). The code is incomplete without it.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S90
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.
- •This category requires a 7th character. Documentation should clearly indicate the episode of care (initial encounter, subsequent encounter, or sequela).
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S90
- S90.0Contusion of anklenon-billable header
- S90.1Contusion of toe without damage to nailnon-billable header
- S90.2Contusion of toe with damage to nailnon-billable header
- S90.3Contusion of footnon-billable header
- S90.4Other superficial injuries of toenon-billable header
- S90.5Other superficial injuries of anklenon-billable header
- S90.8Other superficial injuries of footnon-billable header
- S90.9Unspecified superficial injury of ankle, foot and toenon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S91Open wound of ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header
- S92Fracture of foot and toe, except anklenon-billable header
- S93Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at ankle, foot and toe levelnon-billable header
- S94Injury of nerves at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S95Injury of blood vessels at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S96Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot levelnon-billable header
- S97Crushing injury of ankle and footnon-billable header
- S98Traumatic amputation of ankle and footnon-billable header
- S99Other and unspecified injuries of ankle and footnon-billable header
- S90Superficial injury of ankle, foot and toesnon-billable header