S01.349D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S01.349 with 7th character D (subsequent encounter).

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S01.349D

Back-references to S01.3

• 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 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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S01.349D

• Puncture › ear (canal) (external) › with foreign body

Nearby codes

• S01.342A Puncture wound with foreign body of left ear, initial encounter
• S01.342D Puncture wound with foreign body of left ear, subsequent encounter
• S01.342S Puncture wound with foreign body of left ear, sequela
• S01.349 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified ear
• S01.349A Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified ear, initial encounter
• S01.349D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter (this code)
• S01.349S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified ear, sequela
• S01.35 Open bite of ear
• S01.351 Open bite of right ear
• S01.351A Open bite of right ear, initial encounter
• S01.351D Open bite of right ear, subsequent encounter