S00.431D

S00.431D: Contusion of right ear, subsequent encounter

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright

S00.431D is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for contusion of right ear, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S00.431D with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

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

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S00.431D

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

S00.431D is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
A56459Billing and Coding: Debridement Services
A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.