S09.39 Other specified injury of middle and inner ear

The ICD-10-CM code for Other specified injury of middle and inner ear is S09.39 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Chapter

19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section

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

Category S09

31 codes (23 billable)

FY2026 Status

Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to S09.39:

• Injury › blast (air) (hydraulic) (immersion) (underwater) NEC › ear (primary) › secondary
• Injury › ear (auricle) (external) (canal) › middle › specified NEC

Inclusion Terms

• Secondary blast injury to ear

Official Coding Guidelines

Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

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

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).

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

References

• CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Code Set and Guidelines, FY2026
• CDC/NCHS — ICD-10-CM Files and Browser Tool

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