S09.19 Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

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

Applies from S09.1 Injury of muscle and tendon of head

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Code also

• any associated open wound (S01.-)

Code annotations containing back-references to S09.19

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)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S09.19

• Injury › muscle (and fascia) (and tendon) › head › specified type NEC

Nearby codes

• S09.11XS Strain of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
• S09.12 Laceration of muscle and tendon of head
• S09.12XA Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter
• S09.12XD Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
• S09.12XS Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
• S09.19 Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head (this code)
• S09.19XA Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter
• S09.19XD Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
• S09.19XS Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
• S09.2 Traumatic rupture of ear drum
• S09.20 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum