S00.97⚠ Requires 7th Character

Other superficial bite of unspecified part of head

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to S00.97:

Ainitial encounterS00.97XADsubsequent encounterS00.97XDSsequelaS00.97XS

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to S00.97 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Bite (s) (animal) (human), head, superficial NEC

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •open bite of head (S01.95)

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S00-S09Injuries to the head (S00-S09)├S00Superficial injury of head
└S00.97Other superficial bite of unspecified part of head

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