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S01.5

S01.5: Open wound of lip and oral cavity

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S01.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for open wound of lip and oral cavity. 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 S01

A
initial encounter
D
subsequent encounter
S
sequela

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S01.5

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on S01: Open wound of head

  • open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S01.5

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S01: Open wound of head

  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with S01.5

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • S00Superficial injury of head
  • S00.571Other superficial bite of lip
  • S00.571AOther superficial bite of lip, initial encounter
  • S00.571DOther superficial bite of lip, subsequent encounter
  • S00.571SOther superficial bite of lip, sequela
  • S00.572Other superficial bite of oral cavity
  • S00.572AOther superficial bite of oral cavity, initial encounter
  • S00.572DOther superficial bite of oral cavity, subsequent encounter

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 S01.5

6 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under S01

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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