S09.1 Injury of muscle and tendon of head

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• sprain to joints and ligament of head (S03.9)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S01.-)

Applies from S09 Other and unspecified injuries of head

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S09

7th character required

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

Codes under S09.1

• S09.10 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head
• S09.11 Strain of muscle and tendon of head
• S09.12 Laceration of muscle and tendon of head
• S09.19 Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head

Code annotations containing back-references to S09.1

Back-references to S09.1

• Code Also: S01 Open wound of head ("injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S03 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of head ("Strain of muscle or tendon of head (S09.1)")

Back-references to S09

• 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)")

Nearby codes

• S09 Other and unspecified injuries of head
• S09.0 Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified
• S09.0XXA Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
• S09.0XXD Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
• S09.0XXS Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, sequela
• S09.1 Injury of muscle and tendon of head (this code)
• S09.10 Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head
• S09.10XA Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter
• S09.10XD Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
• S09.10XS Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
• S09.11 Strain of muscle and tendon of head