ICD-10: S01

Open wound of head

Coding Guidelines

Code Also

  • intracranial injury (S06.-)
  • any associated:
  • wound infection
  • injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)
  • injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)

Excludes 1

  • open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)

Excludes 2

  • traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)
  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)

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