Is S00.05XD a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S00.05XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S00.05XD sit in the tabular list?

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the head (S00-S09).

What cannot be coded together with S00.05XD?

S00.05XD carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S00.05XD (S00) and apply to it just the same.

S00.05XD

S00.05XD — Superficial foreign body of scalp, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

S00.05XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for superficial foreign body of scalp, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "D" — subsequent encounter

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Splinter in the scalp

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S00.05XD

These are not written on S00.05XD, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S00.05XD with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S00 — Superficial injury of head

diffuse cerebral contusion (S06.2-)
focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)
injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
open wound of head (S01.-)

Risk adjustment

S00.05XD does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S00.05XD is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
A58872Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization
A58873Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization

Code history

S00.05XD has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S00.05. If S00.05XD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S00.05XD

Is S00.05XD a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S00.05XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S00.05XD sit in the tabular list?: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the head (S00-S09).
What cannot be coded together with S00.05XD?: S00.05XD carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S00.05XD (S00) and apply to it just the same.