S09.92XS — Unspecified injury of nose, sequela
S09.92XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified injury of nose, 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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Injury of nose NOS
Risk adjustment
S09.92XS 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
S09.92XS is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S09.92. If S09.92XS is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S09.92XS
- Is S09.92XS a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S09.92XS is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S09.92XS 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).