S00-S09
Injuries to the head
Injuries to the head (S00-S09) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. It holds 10 categories.
Includes
- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- for any associated infection
Categories in S00-S09
- S00Superficial injury of headcategory
- S01Open wound of headcategory
- S02Fracture of skull and facial bonescategory
- S03Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of headcategory
- S04Injury of cranial nervecategory
- S05Injury of eye and orbitcategory
- S06Intracranial injurycategory
- S07Crushing injury of headcategory
- S08Avulsion and traumatic amputation of part of headcategory
- S09Other and unspecified injuries of headcategory
Source
ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.