S00 Superficial injury of head

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Superficial injury of head is S00 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
S00-S09: Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
Category S00
128 codes (96 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with S00.
  • diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
  • focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • open wound of head (S01.-)

Official Coding Guidelines

Coding injuries: separate codes unless combination; T07; S00-T14.9 notes

b. Coding of Injuries When coding injuries, assign separate codes for each injury unless a combination code is provided, in which case the combination code is assigned. Codes from category T07, Unspecified multiple injuries should not be assigned in the inpatient setting unless information for a more specific code is not available. Traumatic injury codes (S00- T14.9) are not to be used for normal, healing surgical wounds or to identify complications of surgical wounds. The code for the most serious injury, as determined by the provider and the focus of treatment, is sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b
Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

Related Codes

More Specific Codes

S00.0 Superficial injury of scalp S00.00 Unspecified superficial injury of scalp S00.01 Abrasion of scalp S00.02 Blister (nonthermal) of scalp S00.03 Contusion of scalp S00.04 External constriction of part of scalp S00.05 Superficial foreign body of scalp S00.06 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of scalp S00.07 Other superficial bite of scalp S00.1 Contusion of eyelid and periocular area S00.10 Contusion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.11 Contusion of right eyelid and periocular area S00.12 Contusion of left eyelid and periocular area S00.2 Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area S00.20 Unspecified superficial injury of eyelid and periocular area S00.201 Unspecified superficial injury of right eyelid and periocular area S00.202 Unspecified superficial injury of left eyelid and periocular area S00.209 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.21 Abrasion of eyelid and periocular area S00.211 Abrasion of right eyelid and periocular area S00.212 Abrasion of left eyelid and periocular area S00.219 Abrasion of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.22 Blister (nonthermal) of eyelid and periocular area S00.221 Blister (nonthermal) of right eyelid and periocular area S00.222 Blister (nonthermal) of left eyelid and periocular area S00.229 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S00.24 External constriction of eyelid and periocular area S00.241 External constriction of right eyelid and periocular area S00.242 External constriction of left eyelid and periocular area S00.249 External constriction of unspecified eyelid and periocular area

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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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