DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 19

S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Block S00-S09 groups 10 categories with 1,934 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
10
Billable codes
1,934
CC codes
346
MCC codes
166
HCC V28 codes
321
New FY2027
0

Categories in S00-S09

  • S00

    Superficial injury of head

    Blackeye → S00.1-

    • 288 billable codes
  • S01

    Open wound of head

    Puncturelip → S01.531

    • 270 billable codes
    • 3 CC
  • S02

    Fracture of skull and facial bones

    Brokennose → S02.2

    • 456 billable codes
    • 202 CC
    • 23 MCC
    • 148 with HCC
  • S03

    Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of head

    Avulsion (traumatic)tooth → S03.2

    • 36 billable codes
  • S04

    Injury of cranial nerve

    Injuryoptic chiasm → S04.02

    • 114 billable codes
    • 38 CC
  • S05

    Injury of eye and orbit

    Enucleated eye (traumatic, current) → S05.7-

    • 90 billable codes
    • 20 CC
  • S06

    Intracranial injury

    TBI (traumatic brain injury) → S06.9

    • 569 billable codes
    • 65 CC
    • 143 MCC
    • 173 with HCC
  • S07

    Crushing injury of head

    Crush, crushed, crushingear → S07.0

    • 12 billable codes
    • 4 CC
  • S08

    Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of head

    Avulsion (traumatic)scalp → S08.0

    • 30 billable codes
  • S09

    Other and unspecified injuries of head

    Injurygum → S09.90

    • 69 billable codes
    • 14 CC

Index main terms

  • Injury → S00, S04, S05, S06, S09 (158 entries)
  • Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) → S02 (69 entries)
  • Contusion (skin surface intact) → S00, S05, S06 (48 entries)
  • Foreign body → S00, S05 (42 entries)
  • Puncture → S01, S05, S09 (37 entries)
  • Abrasion → S00, S05 (36 entries)
  • Blister (nonthermal) → S00 (35 entries)
  • Constriction → S00 (35 entries)
  • Laceration → S01, S05, S06, S09 (33 entries)
  • Bite(s) (animal) (human) → S00, S01 (28 entries)
  • Wound, open → S01, S05, S09 (22 entries)
  • Crush, crushed, crushing → S07 (10 entries)
  • Sprain (joint) (ligament) → S03 (9 entries)
  • Amputation → S08 (8 entries)
  • Concussion (brain) (cerebral) (current) → S05, S06 (8 entries)

+21 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Includes

  • injuries of ear
  • injuries of eye
  • injuries of face [any part]
  • injuries of gum
  • injuries of jaw
  • injuries of oral cavity
  • injuries of palate
  • injuries of periocular area
  • injuries of scalp
  • injuries of temporomandibular joint area
  • injuries of tongue
  • injuries of tooth

Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32) T20 T32
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16) T16
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) T17.3
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) T18.0
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) T17.0 T17.1
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) T17.2
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) T15
  • frostbite (T33-T34) T33 T34
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) T63.4

Code also

  • for any associated infection

Notes that also apply

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.