S10.17⚠ Requires 7th Character
Other superficial bite of throat
⚠ 7th Character Required
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10
This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to S10.17:
Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to S10.17 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Bite (s) (animal) (human), esophagus, cervical, superficial NECBite (s) (animal) (human), larynx, superficial NECBite (s) (animal) (human), neck, throat, superficial NECBite (s) (animal) (human), pharynx, superficial NECBite (s) (animal) (human), trachea, superficial NECBite (s) (animal) (human), vocal cords, superficial NECInjury, superficial NEC, throat, bite
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •open bite of throat (S11.85)
Code Hierarchy
┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S10-S19Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)├S10Superficial injury of neck
└S10.17Other superficial bite of throat
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