S11.15 Open bite of thyroid gland

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Bite of thyroid gland NOS

Applies from S11 Open wound of neck

Excludes2 (not included here)

• open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B)

Code also

• any associated:
• spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
• wound infection

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S11

7th character required

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S11.15

Back-references to S11

• Code Also: S13.1 Subluxation and dislocation of cervical vertebrae ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")
• Code Also: S14 Injury of nerves and spinal cord at neck level ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")
• Code Also: S15 Injury of blood vessels at neck level ("any associated open wound (S11.-)")
• Code Also: S16 Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at neck level ("any associated open wound (S11.-)")
• Use Additional: S17 Crushing injury of neck ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of cervical esophagus (S10-S19)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S27 Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs ("injury of trachea (cervical) (S10-S19)")
• Use Additional: T71.16 Asphyxiation due to hanging ("open wound of neck (S11.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S11.15

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › neck › involving › thyroid gland
• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › thyroid

Nearby codes

• S11.13XS Puncture wound without foreign body of thyroid gland, sequela
• S11.14 Puncture wound with foreign body of thyroid gland
• S11.14XA Puncture wound with foreign body of thyroid gland, initial encounter
• S11.14XD Puncture wound with foreign body of thyroid gland, subsequent encounter
• S11.14XS Puncture wound with foreign body of thyroid gland, sequela
• S11.15 Open bite of thyroid gland (this code)
• S11.15XA Open bite of thyroid gland, initial encounter
• S11.15XD Open bite of thyroid gland, subsequent encounter
• S11.15XS Open bite of thyroid gland, sequela
• S11.2 Open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagus
• S11.20 Unspecified open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagus