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910.6 - Superficial Foreign Body (splinter) Of Face, Neck, And Scalp Except Eye, Without Major Open Wound And Without Mention Of Infection


The ICD 9 Code for Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound and without mention of infection is listed as 910.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 910.6
Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound and without mention of infection
Short Description: Foreign body head
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Superficial Injury (910-919)
Related Descriptions: Fishing hook in head and neck
Foreign body in head
Foreign body in lip
Foreign body of skin of cheek
Foreign body of skin of forehead
Foreign body of skin of head
Foreign body of skin of lip
Foreign body of skin of mouth
Foreign body of skin of neck
Foreign body of skin of nose
Foreign body of skin of scalp
Foreign body of skin of throat
Glass in cheek
Glass in face
Glass in forehead
Glass in head
Glass in head and neck
Glass in lip
Glass in neck
Glass in scalp
Metal foreign body in cheek
Splinter in face
Splinter in neck
Splinter in scalp
Splinter of face, without major open wound
Splinter of neck, without major open wound
Splinter of scalp, without major open wound
Superficial foreign body of cheek without major open wound AND without infection
Superficial foreign body of ear without major open wound AND without infection
Superficial foreign body of face without major open wound AND without infection
Superficial foreign body of gum without major open wound AND without infection
Superficial foreign body of lip without major open wound AND without infection
Superficial foreign body of neck without major open wound AND without infection
Superficial foreign body of nose without major open wound AND without infection
Superficial foreign body of scalp without major open wound AND without infection
Wood splinter in anterior region of neck
Wood splinter in cheek
Wood splinter in ear region
Wood splinter in face
Wood splinter in forehead
Wood splinter in head
Wood splinter in head and neck
Wood splinter in lip
Wood splinter in mouth
Wood splinter in neck
Wood splinter in nose
Wood splinter in scalp
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S00.05XA - Superficial foreign body of scalp, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S00.35XA - Superficial foreign body of nose, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S00.459A - Superficial foreign body of unspecified ear, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S00.551A - Superficial foreign body of lip, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S00.552A - Superficial foreign body of oral cavity, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S00.95XA - Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of head, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S10.15XA - Superficial foreign body of throat, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S10.95XA - Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 910.6:
910.0 - Abrasion or friction burn of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.1 - Abrasion or friction burn of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.2 - Blister of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.3 - Blister of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.4 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without mention of infection
910.5 - Insect bite, nonvenomous of face, neck, and scalp except eye, infected
910.7 - Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound, infected
910.8 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, without mention of infection
910.9 - Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, infected