S09 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified injuries of head. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of S09
S09 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS09Anden og ikke specificeret læsion af hovedet
S09Muut tai määrittämättömät päävammat
S09Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Verletzungen des Kopfes
S09Lésions traumatiques de la tête, autres et sans précision
S09overige en niet-gespecificeerde letsels van hoofd
Listed through more specific codes:
- 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
- and 22 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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