S09.10XD — Unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter
S09.10XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of muscle and tendon of head, subsequent encounter. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "D" — subsequent encounter
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S09
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Injury of muscle and tendon of head NOS
Risk adjustment
S09.10XD does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S09.10XD is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies — 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S09.10. If S09.10XD is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S09.10XD
- Is S09.10XD a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S09.10XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S09.10XD sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the head (S00-S09).