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S09.8 Other specified injuries of head

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S09.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified injuries of head. It is a four-character subcategory of S09 (Other and unspecified injuries 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

S09.8 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

S09.8Andra specificerade huvudskador

NorwayICD-10-NO

S09.8Annen spesifisert hodeskade

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS098Anden læsion af hovedet

  • DS098ATraumatisk blødning i trommehule
  • DS098BTandskade UNS
  • DS098CLet hovedtraume (GCS 14-15)
FinlandICD-10-FI

S09.8Muu pään vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S09.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Verletzungen des Kopfes

FranceICD-10-FR

S09.8Autres lésions traumatiques précisées de la tête

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S09.8overige gespecificeerde letsels van hoofd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S09.8XXAOther specified injuries of head, initial encounter
  • S09.8XXDOther specified injuries of head, subsequent encounter
  • S09.8XXSOther specified injuries of head, sequela

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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