S09 — Other and unspecified injuries of head
Not billable
Is S09 billable?
No — S09 is a non-billable header code. S09 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath S09.
Billable codes under this header
- S09.0XXAInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, initial encounter
- S09.0XXDInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, subsequent encounter
- S09.0XXSInjury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classified, sequela
- S09.8XXAOther specified injuries of head, initial encounter
- S09.8XXDOther specified injuries of head, subsequent encounter
- S09.8XXSOther specified injuries of head, sequela
- S09.10XAUnspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter
- S09.10XDUnspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
- S09.10XSUnspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
- S09.11XAStrain of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter
- S09.11XDStrain of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
- S09.11XSStrain of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
- S09.12XALaceration of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter
- S09.12XDLaceration of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
- S09.12XSLaceration of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
- S09.19XAOther specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, initial encounter
- S09.19XDOther specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
- S09.19XSOther specified injury of muscle and tendon of head, sequela
- S09.20XATraumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, initial encounter
- S09.20XDTraumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, subsequent encounter
- S09.20XSTraumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, sequela
- S09.21XATraumatic rupture of right ear drum, initial encounter
- S09.21XDTraumatic rupture of right ear drum, subsequent encounter
- S09.21XSTraumatic rupture of right ear drum, sequela
- S09.22XATraumatic rupture of left ear drum, initial encounter
- S09.22XDTraumatic rupture of left ear drum, subsequent encounter
- S09.22XSTraumatic rupture of left ear drum, sequela
- S09.90XAUnspecified injury of head, initial encounter
- S09.90XDUnspecified injury of head, subsequent encounter
- S09.90XSUnspecified injury of head, sequela
- S09.91XAUnspecified injury of ear, initial encounter
- S09.91XDUnspecified injury of ear, subsequent encounter
- S09.91XSUnspecified injury of ear, sequela
- S09.92XAUnspecified injury of nose, initial encounter
- S09.92XDUnspecified injury of nose, subsequent encounter
- S09.92XSUnspecified injury of nose, sequela
- S09.93XAUnspecified injury of face, initial encounter
- S09.93XDUnspecified injury of face, subsequent encounter
- S09.93XSUnspecified injury of face, sequela
- S09.301AUnspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, initial encounter
- S09.301DUnspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter
- S09.301SUnspecified injury of right middle and inner ear, sequela
- S09.302AUnspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, initial encounter
- S09.302DUnspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter
- S09.302SUnspecified injury of left middle and inner ear, sequela
- S09.309AUnspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, initial encounter
- S09.309DUnspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, subsequent encounter
- S09.309SUnspecified injury of unspecified middle and inner ear, sequela
- S09.311APrimary blast injury of right ear, initial encounter
- S09.311DPrimary blast injury of right ear, subsequent encounter
- S09.311SPrimary blast injury of right ear, sequela
- S09.312APrimary blast injury of left ear, initial encounter
- S09.312DPrimary blast injury of left ear, subsequent encounter
- S09.312SPrimary blast injury of left ear, sequela
- S09.313APrimary blast injury of ear, bilateral, initial encounter
- S09.313DPrimary blast injury of ear, bilateral, subsequent encounter
- S09.313SPrimary blast injury of ear, bilateral, sequela
- S09.319APrimary blast injury of unspecified ear, initial encounter
- S09.319DPrimary blast injury of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter
- S09.319SPrimary blast injury of unspecified ear, sequela
S09 at a glance
| Code | S09 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other and unspecified injuries of head |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S09 to fully describe the condition. S09 is sequenced first.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19
The conditions below are not part of S09, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S09 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S00-S09
The conditions below are not part of S09, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S09 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Code also — inherited from S00-S09
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S09 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- for any associated infection
What codes fall under S09? (6)
- S09.0Injury of blood vessels of head, not elsewhere classifiednot billable
- S09.1Injury of muscle and tendon of headnot billable
- S09.2Traumatic rupture of ear drumnot billable
- S09.3Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner earnot billable
- S09.8Other specified injuries of headnot billable
- S09.9Unspecified injury of face and headnot billable
How long has S09 existed?
S09 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with S09?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with S09 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.