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S10 - Superficial injury of neck


The ICD 10 Code for Superficial injury of neck is listed as S10.
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: S10
Description: Superficial injury of neck
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10
  • 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 S10:
S10.0 - Contusion of throat
S10.1 - Other and unspecified superficial injuries of throat
S10.8 - Superficial injury of other specified parts of neck
S10.9 - Superficial injury of unspecified part of neck