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Category · FY2027

S10 Superficial injury of neck

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S10 is not billable. The category heads 72 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 4 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S10-S19 Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)
  3. S10 Superficial injury of neck
Billable codes
72
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
84

Codes in S10

  1. S10.0
    Contusion of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Contusion of cervical esophagus
    • Contusion of larynx
    • Contusion of pharynx
    • Contusion of trachea
  2. S10.1
    Other and unspecified superficial injuries of throat
    Header
  3. S10.10
    Unspecified superficial injuries of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. S10.11
    Abrasion of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S10.12
    Blister (nonthermal) of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  6. S10.14
    External constriction of part of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  7. S10.15
    Superficial foreign body of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Splinter in the throat
  8. S10.16
    Insect bite (nonvenomous) of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S10.17
    Other superficial bite of throat +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • open bite of throat (S11.85) S11.85
  10. S10.8
    Superficial injury of other specified parts of neck
    Header
  11. S10.80
    Unspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. S10.81
    Abrasion of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. S10.82
    Blister (nonthermal) of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  14. S10.83
    Contusion of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  15. S10.84
    External constriction of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  16. S10.85
    Superficial foreign body of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Splinter in other specified part of neck
  17. S10.86
    Insect bite of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  18. S10.87
    Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • open bite of other specified parts of neck (S11.85) S11.85
  19. S10.9
    Superficial injury of unspecified part of neck
    Header
  20. S10.90
    Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  21. S10.91
    Abrasion of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  22. S10.92
    Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  23. S10.93
    Contusion of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  24. S10.94
    External constriction of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  25. S10.95
    Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  26. S10.96
    Insect bite of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  27. S10.97
    Other superficial bite of unspecified part of neck +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block S10-S19 instructions (Includes 3, Excludes2 7): printed on the block page.

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

7th characters

7th characters for S10 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10

7th characters for S10
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Contusion (skin surface intact)epiglottis → S10.0
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)larynx → S10.0
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)pharynx → S10.0
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)throat → S10.0
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)trachea (cervical) → S10.0
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)vocal cord(s) → S10.0
  • Abrasionepiglottis → S10.11
  • Abrasionlarynx → S10.11
  • Abrasionpharynx → S10.11
  • Abrasionthroat → S10.11
  • Abrasiontrachea → S10.11
  • Abrasionvocal cords → S10.11
  • Blister (nonthermal)epiglottis → S10.12
  • Blister (nonthermal)esophagus, cervical → S10.12
  • Blister (nonthermal)larynx → S10.12
  • Blister (nonthermal)pharynx → S10.12
  • Blister (nonthermal)throat → S10.12
  • Blister (nonthermal)trachea → S10.12
  • Blister (nonthermal)vocal cords → S10.12
  • Abrasionnape → S10.81
  • Abrasionsupraclavicular fossa → S10.81
  • Blister (nonthermal)supraclavicular fossa → S10.82
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)supraclavicular fossa → S10.83
  • Abrasionneck → S10.91
  • Blister (nonthermal)neck → S10.92
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)neck → S10.93
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)esophagus (thoracic)cervical → S10.0
  • Contusion (skin surface intact)neckthroat → S10.0
  • Injurysuperficial NECthroat → S10.10
  • Injurysuperficial NECtrachea → S10.10
  • Abrasionesophagus (thoracic)cervical → S10.11
  • Abrasionneckthroat → S10.11
  • Blister (nonthermal)neckthroat → S10.12
  • Constrictionexternalesophagus, cervical → S10.14
  • Constrictionexternallarynx → S10.14
  • Constrictionexternalpharynx → S10.14
  • Constrictionexternalthroat → S10.14
  • Constrictionexternaltrachea → S10.14
  • Foreign bodysuperficial, without open woundepiglottis → S10.15
  • Foreign bodysuperficial, without open woundesophagus, cervical → S10.15

44 more, longer entries are not listed; the search box finds them by word.

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