S00.4
S00.4: Superficial injury of ear
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S00.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for superficial injury of ear. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Other codes that can never be billed with S00.4
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S01.35Open bite of ear
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S00.4
8 child codes. Green means billable.
Other codes under S00
- S00.0Superficial injury of scalp
- S00.1Contusion of eyelid and periocular area
- S00.2Other and unspecified superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area
- S00.3Superficial injury of nose
- S00.5Superficial injury of lip and oral cavity
- S00.8Superficial injury of other parts of head
- S00.9Superficial injury of unspecified part of head