S90.453 — Superficial foreign body, unspecified great toe

Not billable

Is S90.453 billable?

No — S90.453 is a non-billable header code. S90.453 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 3 billable codes beneath S90.453.

Billable codes under this header

S90.453 at a glance

Code	S90.453
Description	Superficial foreign body, unspecified great toe
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S90.453 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under S90.45, the nearest indexed parent of S90.453. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.

Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › toe › great

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S90.453 to fully describe the condition. S90.453 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 S90.453, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S90.453 and the excluded code may both be reported.

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S90-S99

The conditions below are not part of S90.453, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S90.453 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

What codes fall under S90.453? (3)

How long has S90.453 existed?

S90.453 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.