ICD-10 diagnosis code

S00.4 Superficial injury of ear

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S00.4 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of ear. It is a four-character subcategory of S00 (Superficial injury of head), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S00–S09 (Injuries to the head) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S00.4 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S00.4Ytlig skada på örat

NorwayICD-10-NO

S00.4Overflateskade på øre

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS004Overfladisk læsion af øre

FinlandICD-10-FI

S00.4Pinnallinen korvavamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S00.4Oberflächliche Verletzung des Ohres

FranceICD-10-FR

S00.4Lésion traumatique superficielle de l'oreille

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S00.4oppervlakkig letsel van oor

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S00.401AUnspecified superficial injury of right ear, initial encounter
  • S00.401DUnspecified superficial injury of right ear, subsequent encounter
  • S00.401SUnspecified superficial injury of right ear, sequela
  • S00.402AUnspecified superficial injury of left ear, initial encounter
  • S00.402DUnspecified superficial injury of left ear, subsequent encounter
  • S00.402SUnspecified superficial injury of left ear, sequela
  • S00.409AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified ear, initial encounter
  • S00.409DUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified ear, subsequent encounter
  • and 64 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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