S01 Open wound of head

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Open wound of head is S01 (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 S01
123 codes (90 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with S01.
  • open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)
Code Also
  • any associated:
  • injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)
  • injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)
  • intracranial injury (S06.-)
  • wound infection

Official Coding Guidelines

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
Do not assign injury codes for iatrogenic injuries; code complication

3) Iatrogenic injuries Injury codes from Chapter 19 should not be assigned for injuries that occur during, or as a result of, a medical intervention. Assign the appropriate complication code(s).

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.3

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

References

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

S01.0 Open wound of scalp S01.1 Open wound of eyelid and periocular area S01.2 Open wound of nose S01.3 Open wound of ear S01.4 Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area S01.5 Open wound of lip and oral cavity S01.8 Open wound of other parts of head S01.9 Open wound of unspecified part of head

All Codes in S01

Every most-specific code under S01 Open wound of head (90 codes):

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S01.00 Unspecified open wound of scalp S01.01 Laceration without foreign body of scalp S01.02 Laceration with foreign body of scalp S01.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of scalp S01.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of scalp S01.05 Open bite of scalp S01.101 Unspecified open wound of right eyelid and periocular area S01.102 Unspecified open wound of left eyelid and periocular area S01.109 Unspecified open wound of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S01.111 Laceration without foreign body of right eyelid and periocular area S01.112 Laceration without foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area S01.119 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S01.121 Laceration with foreign body of right eyelid and periocular area S01.122 Laceration with foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area S01.129 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S01.131 Puncture wound without foreign body of right eyelid and periocular area S01.132 Puncture wound without foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area S01.139 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S01.141 Puncture wound with foreign body of right eyelid and periocular area S01.142 Puncture wound with foreign body of left eyelid and periocular area S01.149 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S01.151 Open bite of right eyelid and periocular area S01.152 Open bite of left eyelid and periocular area S01.159 Open bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area S01.20 Unspecified open wound of nose S01.21 Laceration without foreign body of nose S01.22 Laceration with foreign body of nose S01.23 Puncture wound without foreign body of nose S01.24 Puncture wound with foreign body of nose S01.25 Open bite of nose S01.301 Unspecified open wound of right ear S01.302 Unspecified open wound of left ear S01.309 Unspecified open wound of unspecified ear S01.311 Laceration without foreign body of right ear S01.312 Laceration without foreign body of left ear S01.319 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified ear S01.321 Laceration with foreign body of right ear S01.322 Laceration with foreign body of left ear S01.329 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified ear S01.331 Puncture wound without foreign body of right ear S01.332 Puncture wound without foreign body of left ear S01.339 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified ear S01.341 Puncture wound with foreign body of right ear S01.342 Puncture wound with foreign body of left ear S01.349 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified ear S01.351 Open bite of right ear S01.352 Open bite of left ear S01.359 Open bite of unspecified ear S01.401 Unspecified open wound of right cheek and temporomandibular area S01.402 Unspecified open wound of left cheek and temporomandibular area S01.409 Unspecified open wound of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area S01.411 Laceration without foreign body of right cheek and temporomandibular area S01.412 Laceration without foreign body of left cheek and temporomandibular area S01.419 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area S01.421 Laceration with foreign body of right cheek and temporomandibular area S01.422 Laceration with foreign body of left cheek and temporomandibular area S01.429 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area S01.431 Puncture wound without foreign body of right cheek and temporomandibular area S01.432 Puncture wound without foreign body of left cheek and temporomandibular area S01.439 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area S01.441 Puncture wound with foreign body of right cheek and temporomandibular area S01.442 Puncture wound with foreign body of left cheek and temporomandibular area S01.449 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area S01.451 Open bite of right cheek and temporomandibular area S01.452 Open bite of left cheek and temporomandibular area S01.459 Open bite of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area S01.501 Unspecified open wound of lip S01.502 Unspecified open wound of oral cavity S01.511 Laceration without foreign body of lip S01.512 Laceration without foreign body of oral cavity S01.521 Laceration with foreign body of lip S01.522 Laceration with foreign body of oral cavity S01.531 Puncture wound without foreign body of lip S01.532 Puncture wound without foreign body of oral cavity S01.541 Puncture wound with foreign body of lip S01.542 Puncture wound with foreign body of oral cavity S01.551 Open bite of lip S01.552 Open bite of oral cavity S01.80 Unspecified open wound of other part of head S01.81 Laceration without foreign body of other part of head S01.82 Laceration with foreign body of other part of head S01.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of other part of head S01.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of other part of head S01.85 Open bite of other part of head S01.90 Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of head S01.91 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of head S01.92 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified part of head S01.93 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified part of head S01.94 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified part of head S01.95 Open bite of unspecified part of head
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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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