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910.8 SUPERFIC INJ HEAD NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 910.8

Short Description: Superfic inj head NEC

Long Description: Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, without mention of infection

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Superficial injury (910-919)
      • 910 Superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp except eye
        • 910.8 Superfic inj head NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Excoriation of pinna
  • Multiple superficial injuries of head
  • Multiple superficial injuries of neck
  • Scratch of cheek
  • Scratch of ear region
  • Scratch of face
  • Scratch of forehead
  • Scratch of head
  • Scratch of head and neck
  • Scratch of neck
  • Scratch of nose
  • Scratch of throat
  • Superficial injuries involving head with neck
  • Superficial injury of cheek
  • Superficial injury of cheek without infection
  • Superficial injury of ear region
  • Superficial injury of ear without infection
  • Superficial injury of face
  • Superficial injury of face without infection
  • Superficial injury of gum without infection
  • Superficial injury of head
  • Superficial injury of head and neck
  • Superficial injury of lip without infection
  • Superficial injury of mouth
  • Superficial injury of neck
  • Superficial injury of neck without infection
  • Superficial injury of nose
  • Superficial injury of nose without infection
  • Superficial injury of palate
  • Superficial injury of scalp
  • Superficial injury of scalp without infection
  • Superficial injury of throat

Crosswalk Information

The code 910.8 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
910.8 Right Arrow S00.00XA Unspecified superficial injury of scalp, initial encounter
S00.30XA Unspecified superficial injury of nose, initial encounter
S00.409A Unsp superficial injury of unspecified ear, init encntr
S00.501A Unspecified superficial injury of lip, initial encounter
S00.502A Unspecified superficial injury of oral cavity, init encntr
S00.90XA Unsp superficial injury of unsp part of head, init encntr
S10.10XA Unspecified superficial injuries of throat, init encntr
S10.80XA Unsp superficial injury of oth part of neck, init encntr
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
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
910.6 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound and without mention of infection
910.7 Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound, infected
910.9 Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, infected

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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