ICD-10-CM category
S09: Other and unspecified injuries of head
Codes under S09 (Other and unspecified injuries of head). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S09.0 | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified | — |
| S09.0 | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified | — |
| S09.0XXA | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.0XXA | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.0XXD | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.0XXD | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.0XXS | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.0XXS | Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.1 | Injury of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.1 | Injury of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.2 | Traumatic rupture of ear drum | — |
| S09.2 | Traumatic rupture of ear drum | — |
| S09.3 | Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.3 | Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.8 | Other specified injuries of head | — |
| S09.8 | Other specified injuries of head | — |
| S09.8XXA | Other specified injuries of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.8XXA | Other specified injuries of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.8XXD | Other specified injuries of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.8XXD | Other specified injuries of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.8XXS | Other specified injuries of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.8XXS | Other specified injuries of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.9 | Unspecified injury of face and head | — |
| S09.9 | Unspecified injury of face and head | — |
| S09.10 | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.10 | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.10XA | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.10XA | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.10XD | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.10XD | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.10XS | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.10XS | Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.11 | Strain of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.11 | Strain of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.11XA | Strain of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.11XA | Strain of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.11XD | Strain of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.11XD | Strain of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.11XS | Strain of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.11XS | Strain of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.12 | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.12 | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.12XA | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.12XA | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.12XD | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.12XD | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.12XS | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.12XS | Laceration of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.19 | Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.19 | Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head | — |
| S09.19XA | Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| 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 | ✓ |
| S09.19XD | Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.19XS | Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.19XS | Other specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.20 | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum | — |
| S09.20 | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum | — |
| S09.20XA | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.20XA | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.20XD | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.20XD | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.20XS | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.20XS | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.21 | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum | — |
| S09.21 | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum | — |
| S09.21XA | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.21XA | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.21XD | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.21XD | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.21XS | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.21XS | Traumatic rupture of right ear drum, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.22 | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum | — |
| S09.22 | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum | — |
| S09.22XA | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.22XA | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.22XD | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.22XD | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.22XS | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.22XS | Traumatic rupture of left ear drum, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.30 | Unspecified injury of middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.30 | Unspecified injury of middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.31 | Primary blast injury of ear | — |
| S09.31 | Primary blast injury of ear | — |
| S09.39 | Other specified injury of middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.39 | Other specified injury of middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.90 | Unspecified injury of head | — |
| S09.90 | Unspecified injury of head | — |
| S09.90XA | Unspecified injury of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.90XA | Unspecified injury of head, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.90XD | Unspecified injury of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.90XD | Unspecified injury of head, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.90XS | Unspecified injury of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.90XS | Unspecified injury of head, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.91 | Unspecified injury of ear | — |
| S09.91 | Unspecified injury of ear | — |
| S09.91XA | Unspecified injury of ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.91XA | Unspecified injury of ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.91XD | Unspecified injury of ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.91XD | Unspecified injury of ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.91XS | Unspecified injury of ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.91XS | Unspecified injury of ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.92 | Unspecified injury of nose | — |
| S09.92 | Unspecified injury of nose | — |
| S09.92XA | Unspecified injury of nose, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.92XA | Unspecified injury of nose, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.92XD | Unspecified injury of nose, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.92XD | Unspecified injury of nose, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.92XS | Unspecified injury of nose, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.92XS | Unspecified injury of nose, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.93 | Unspecified injury of face | — |
| S09.93 | Unspecified injury of face | — |
| S09.93XA | Unspecified injury of face, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.93XA | Unspecified injury of face, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.93XD | Unspecified injury of face, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.93XD | Unspecified injury of face, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.93XS | Unspecified injury of face, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.93XS | Unspecified injury of face, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.301 | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.301 | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.301A | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.301A | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.301D | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.301D | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.301S | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.301S | Unspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.302 | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.302 | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.302A | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.302A | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.302D | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.302D | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.302S | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.302S | Unspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.309 | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.309 | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.309A | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.309A | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.309D | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.309D | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.309S | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.309S | Unspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.311 | Primary blast injury of right ear | — |
| S09.311 | Primary blast injury of right ear | — |
| S09.311A | Primary blast injury of right ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.311A | Primary blast injury of right ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.311D | Primary blast injury of right ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.311D | Primary blast injury of right ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.311S | Primary blast injury of right ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.311S | Primary blast injury of right ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.312 | Primary blast injury of left ear | — |
| S09.312 | Primary blast injury of left ear | — |
| S09.312A | Primary blast injury of left ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.312A | Primary blast injury of left ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.312D | Primary blast injury of left ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.312D | Primary blast injury of left ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.312S | Primary blast injury of left ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.312S | Primary blast injury of left ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.313 | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral | — |
| S09.313 | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral | — |
| S09.313A | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.313A | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.313D | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.313D | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.313S | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.313S | Primary blast injury of ear, bilateral, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.319 | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear | — |
| S09.319 | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear | — |
| S09.319A | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.319A | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.319D | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.319D | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.319S | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.319S | Primary blast injury of unspecified ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.391 | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.391 | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.391A | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.391A | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.391D | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.391D | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.391S | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.391S | Other specified injury of right middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.392 | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.392 | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.392A | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.392A | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.392D | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.392D | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.392S | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.392S | Other specified injury of left middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.399 | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.399 | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear | — |
| S09.399A | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.399A | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S09.399D | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.399D | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S09.399S | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
| S09.399S | Other specified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, sequela | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code S09?
S09 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Other and unspecified injuries of head. It contains 198 more specific diagnosis codes, 138 of which are billable.
Is S09 a billable code?
No — S09 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example S09.0 — Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified). 138 of the 198 codes under S09 are billable.
What codes fall under S09?
S09 includes S09.0, S09.0, S09.0XXA, S09.0XXA, S09.0XXD, plus 193 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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