S01.159S Open bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, sequela

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S01.159 with 7th character S (sequela).

Applies from S01 Open wound of head

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
• traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)

Code also

• any associated:
• injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)
• injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)
• intracranial injury (S06.-)
• wound infection

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01

7th character required

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

Applies from S01.1 Open wound of eyelid and periocular area

Applicable to

• Open wound of eyelid and periocular area with or without involvement of lacrimal passages

Applies from S01.15 Open bite of eyelid and periocular area

Applicable to

• Bite of eyelid and periocular area NOS

Excludes1 (never code together)

• superficial bite of eyelid and periocular area (S00.26, S00.27)

Code annotations containing back-references to S01.159S

Back-references to S01.15

• Type 1 Excludes: S00.27 Other superficial bite of eyelid and periocular area ("open bite of eyelid and periocular area (S01.15)")

Back-references to S01.1

• Type 2 Excludes: S05 Injury of eye and orbit ("open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T15 Foreign body on external eye ("open wound of eyelid and periocular area (S01.1-)")

Back-references to S01

• 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)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S00 Superficial injury of head ("open wound of head (S01.-)")
• Code Also: S04 Injury of cranial nerve ("open wound of head (S01.-)")
• Code Also: S06 Intracranial injury ("open wound of head (S01.-)")
• Code Also: S09.1 Injury of muscle and tendon of head ("any associated open wound (S01.-)")

Nearby codes

• S01.152D Open bite of left eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
• S01.152S Open bite of left eyelid and periocular area, sequela
• S01.159 Open bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area
• S01.159A Open bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, initial encounter
• S01.159D Open bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, subsequent encounter
• S01.159S Open bite of unspecified eyelid and periocular area, sequela (this code)
• S01.2 Open wound of nose
• S01.20 Unspecified open wound of nose
• S01.20XA Unspecified open wound of nose, initial encounter
• S01.20XD Unspecified open wound of nose, subsequent encounter
• S01.20XS Unspecified open wound of nose, sequela