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ICD-10-CM Code for Open wound of head S01

ICD-10 code S01 for Open wound of head is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .

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Open wound of head
Code also any associated:
injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)
injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)
intracranial injury (S06.-)
wound infection
Excludes1: open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)
Excludes2: injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)
 
S01 Open wound of head
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Open wound of scalp
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Open wound of eyelid and periocular area
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Open wound of nose
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Open wound of ear
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Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area
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Open wound of lip and oral cavity
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Open wound of other parts of head
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Open wound of unspecified part of head

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Suture removal by another doctor
CodingKing - What would the dx code consist of A, D, or S? I have a charge I am putting in for a suture removal where the sutures were put in from the hospital. Dx: Laceration of Face - S01.81X-... [ Read More ]
simple vs intermediate repair
Post of Diagnosis : Facial laceration, initial encounter (S01.81XA). Procedure Note : Sterile procedure, wound cleaned with hibiclens x 3 and[B] irrigated extensively[/B], 1% lidocaine with epi loc... [ Read More ]
S00. & Excludes 1 note
Hi, S00.92XA- Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified part of head, initial encounter S01.511A-Laceration without foreign body of lip, initial encounter if you find documentation supporting both the condi... [ Read More ]
S00. & Excludes 1 note
I have a general question about the excludes 1 note under S00; does the excludes 1 note mean I cannot code S00.92XA & S01.511A on the same patient?... [ Read More ]
Am I getting this External Cause, Place, Activity, Status external cause codes help please icd-10
Can someone tell me what I'm missing here, I have read and read the guidlines but I'm just knocking my head on the wall with this right now for some reason, am I on the right track? Patient involved ... [ Read More ]
Wound Care Initial or subsequent encounters?
[b]Wound Care[/b] [QUOTE="lorrib, post: 386728, member: 151102"]Hi Debra, In this particular case, doctor does mention that the wound is healing (she was seen several times before and had a debridem... [ Read More ]
Pleae help I have been srtuggling wth this
dx codes will likely come from the S01.11 section depending on which eye it is... [ Read More ]
External Causes help needed
[QUOTE="tanddmac2@sbcglobal.net, post: 400542, member: 168690"]My question involves how to code external codes.. Is there a website that helps to learn how to code these. This is a little confusing w... [ Read More ]
External Causes help needed
My question involves how to code injury/extenal causes. Is there a website that helps to learn how to code these. This is a little confusing with new ICD-10. Here are a few examples: S99.22A, S01.51... [ Read More ]
Coding a dermitological complication
I was wondering how to code this: Patient comes in to urgent care center. He had a dermatologist remove a mole a few days prior and absorbable sutures were used to close the wound. Last night the wo... [ Read More ]
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