910.6 FOREIGN BODY HEAD


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 910.6

Short Description: Foreign body head

Long Description: Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound and 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
        • 910.6 Foreign body head

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • 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

Crosswalk Information

The code 910.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
910.6 Right Arrow S00.05XA Superficial foreign body of scalp, initial encounter
S00.35XA Superficial foreign body of nose, initial encounter
S00.459A Superficial foreign body of unspecified ear, init encntr
S00.551A Superficial foreign body of lip, initial encounter
S00.552A Superficial foreign body of oral cavity, initial encounter
S00.95XA Superficial foreign body of unsp part of head, init encntr
S10.15XA Superficial foreign body of throat, initial encounter
S10.95XA Superficial foreign body of unsp 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
910.7 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


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