ICD-10 diagnosis code

S10 Superficial injury of neck

S10 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of neck. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S10–S19 (Injuries to the neck) 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 S10

S10 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

S10Ytlig skada på halsen

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS10Overfladisk læsion på halsen

FinlandICD-10-FI

S10Kaulan pinnallinen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S10Oberflächliche Verletzung des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

S10Lésion traumatique superficielle du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S10oppervlakkig letsel van hals

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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