S00.30 Unspecified superficial injury of nose

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 S00.30

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 S00.30

• Injury › superficial NEC › head › nose
• Injury › superficial NEC › nose (septum)

Nearby codes

• S00.279 Other superficial bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area
• S00.279A Other superficial bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
• S00.279D Other superficial bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
• S00.279S Other superficial bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, sequela
• S00.3 Superficial injury of nose
• S00.30 Unspecified superficial injury of nose (this code)
• S00.30XA Unspecified superficial injury of nose, initial encounter
• S00.30XD Unspecified superficial injury of nose, subsequent encounter
• S00.30XS Unspecified superficial injury of nose, sequela
• S00.31 Abrasion of nose
• S00.31XA Abrasion of nose, initial encounter