S00.85 Superficial foreign body of other part of head

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Splinter in other part of head

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 S00.85

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 S00.85

• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › brow
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › cheek
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › chin
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › face
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › forehead
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › head › specified site NEC
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › jaw
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › malar region
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › mastoid region
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › submaxillary region
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › submental region
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › supraorbital
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › temple
• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › temporal region

Nearby codes

• S00.83XS Contusion of other part of head, sequela
• S00.84 External constriction of other part of head
• S00.84XA External constriction of other part of head, initial encounter
• S00.84XD External constriction of other part of head, subsequent encounter
• S00.84XS External constriction of other part of head, sequela
• S00.85 Superficial foreign body of other part of head (this code)
• S00.85XA Superficial foreign body of other part of head, initial encounter
• S00.85XD Superficial foreign body of other part of head, subsequent encounter
• S00.85XS Superficial foreign body of other part of head, sequela
• S00.86 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of other part of head
• S00.86XA Insect bite (nonvenomous) of other part of head, initial encounter