S09.3
S09.3: Other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner ear
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S09.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified and unspecified injury of middle and inner ear. 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 S09
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- injury to ear NOS (S09.91-)
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.
Other codes that can never be billed with S09.3
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S09.2Traumatic rupture of ear drum
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 S09.3
3 child codes. Green means billable.