S00.05XS

S00.05XS: Superficial foreign body of scalp, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

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

Check S00.05XS with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th character "S": sequela

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 S00.05XS

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

S00.05XS is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.