Is S09.20XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. S09.20XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does S09.20XS 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).

What cannot be coded together with S09.20XS?

S09.20XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S09.20XS (S09.2) and apply to it just the same.

S09.20XS

S09.20XS — Traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, sequela

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptunspecified

S09.20XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for traumatic rupture of unspecified ear drum, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.

7th character "S" — sequela

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S09

A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S09.20XS

These are not written on S09.20XS, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S09.20XS with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on S09.2 — Traumatic rupture of ear drum

traumatic rupture of ear drum due to blast injury (S09.31-)

Risk adjustment

S09.20XS 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.

Code history

S09.20XS has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share S09.20. If S09.20XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about S09.20XS

Is S09.20XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. S09.20XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does S09.20XS 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).
What cannot be coded together with S09.20XS?: S09.20XS carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S09.20XS (S09.2) and apply to it just the same.