S00.81 Abrasion of other part of head

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

Applies from S00.8 Superficial injury of other parts of head

Applicable to

• Superficial injuries of face [any part]

Code annotations containing back-references to S00.81

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 S00.81

• Abrasion › brow
• Abrasion › cheek
• Abrasion › chin
• Abrasion › face
• Abrasion › forehead
• Abrasion › head › specified site NEC
• Abrasion › jaw
• Abrasion › malar region
• Abrasion › mastoid region
• Abrasion › submaxillary region
• Abrasion › submental region
• Abrasion › supraorbital
• Abrasion › temple
• Abrasion › temporal region

Nearby codes

• S00.8 Superficial injury of other parts of head
• S00.80 Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head
• S00.80XA Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head, initial encounter
• S00.80XD Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head, subsequent encounter
• S00.80XS Unspecified superficial injury of other part of head, sequela
• S00.81 Abrasion of other part of head (this code)
• S00.81XA Abrasion of other part of head, initial encounter
• S00.81XD Abrasion of other part of head, subsequent encounter
• S00.81XS Abrasion of other part of head, sequela
• S00.82 Blister (nonthermal) of other part of head
• S00.82XA Blister (nonthermal) of other part of head, initial encounter