`S00.40` Unspecified superficial injury of ear

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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

Codes under S00.40

S00.401 Unspecified superficial injury of right ear
S00.402 Unspecified superficial injury of left ear
S00.409 Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified ear

Code annotations containing back-references to S00.40

Back-references to S00.4

Type 2 Excludes: S09.3 Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner ear ("injury to external ear (S00.4-, S01.3-, S08.1-)")

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 S00.40

Injury › superficial NEC › ear (auricle) (canal) (external)

Nearby codes

S00.37 Other superficial bite of nose
S00.37XA Other superficial bite of nose, initial encounter
S00.37XD Other superficial bite of nose, subsequent encounter
S00.37XS Other superficial bite of nose, sequela
S00.4 Superficial injury of ear
S00.40 Unspecified superficial injury of ear (this code)
S00.401 Unspecified superficial injury of right ear
S00.401A Unspecified superficial injury of right ear, initial encounter
S00.401D Unspecified superficial injury of right ear, subsequent encounter
S00.401S Unspecified superficial injury of right ear, sequela
S00.402 Unspecified superficial injury of left ear