S09.30 — Unspecified injury of middle and inner ear
Is S09.30 billable?
No — S09.30 is a non-billable header code. S09.30 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 9 billable codes beneath S09.30.
Billable codes under this header
- 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
S09.30 at a glance
| Code | S09.30 |
|---|---|
| Description | Unspecified injury of middle and inner ear |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S09.30 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S09.30. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › eustachian tube
- Injury › labyrinth, ear
- Injury › middle ear
- Injury › ear › middle
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S09.3
The conditions below can never be reported together with S09.30 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- injury to ear NOS (S09.91-)
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S09.30 to fully describe the condition. S09.30 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 S09.30, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S09.30 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S00-S09
The conditions below are not part of S09.30, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S09.30 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S09.3
The conditions below are not part of S09.30, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S09.30 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S00-S09
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S09.30 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- for any associated infection
What codes fall under S09.30? (3)
How long has S09.30 existed?
S09.30 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.