S10.17
S10.17: Other superficial bite of throat
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S10.17 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other superficial bite of throat. 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 S10
- 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.
- open bite of throat (S11.85)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Bite›esophagus, cervical›superficial NEC
- Bite›larynx›superficial NEC
- Bite›pharynx›superficial NEC
- Bite›trachea›superficial NEC
- Bite›vocal cords›superficial NEC
- Bite›neck›throat›superficial NEC
- Injury›superficial NEC›throat›bite
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S10.17
3 child codes. Green means billable.