S01 - Open wound of head

The ICD 10 Code for Open wound of head is listed as S01.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	S01
Description:	Open wound of head Code also any associated: injury of cranial nerve (S04.-) injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-) intracranial injury (S06.-) wound infection Excludes1: open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B) Excludes2: injury of eye and orbit (S05.-) traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-) The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01 A - initial encounter D - subsequent encounter S - sequela

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S01:
S01.0 - Open wound of scalp
S01.1 - Open wound of eyelid and periocular area
S01.2 - Open wound of nose
S01.3 - Open wound of ear
S01.4 - Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area
S01.5 - Open wound of lip and oral cavity
S01.8 - Open wound of other parts of head
S01.9 - Open wound of unspecified part of head