S00.00 Unspecified superficial injury of scalp

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applies from S00 Superficial injury of head

Excludes1 (never code together)

• diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
• focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
• injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
• open wound of head (S01.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Code annotations containing back-references to S00.00

Back-references to S00

• Code Also: G96.00 Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified ("head injury (S00-S09)")
• Code Also: G96.08 Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak ("head injury (S00 - S09)")
• Code Also: G96.09 Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak ("head injury (S00 - S09)")
• Code First: R65.1 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin ("injury and trauma (S00-T88)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S00.00

• Injury › superficial NEC › head › scalp
• Injury › superficial NEC › scalp

Nearby codes

• S00 Superficial injury of head
• S00.0 Superficial injury of scalp
• S00.00 Unspecified superficial injury of scalp (this code)
• S00.00XA Unspecified superficial injury of scalp, initial encounter
• S00.00XD Unspecified superficial injury of scalp, subsequent encounter
• S00.00XS Unspecified superficial injury of scalp, sequela
• S00.01 Abrasion of scalp
• S00.01XA Abrasion of scalp, initial encounter