S01.449S
S01.449S: Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area, sequela
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S01.449S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S01.449S with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "S": sequela
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S01.449S
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S01.449S
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S01.449S
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S00Superficial injury of head
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S01.449S is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.