S10.87

S10.87: Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S10.87 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other superficial bite of other specified part of neck. 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 other specified parts of neck (S11.85)

Other codes that can never be billed with S10.87

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

S11.85Open bite of other specified part of neck
S11.85XAOpen bite of other specified part of neck, initial encounter
S11.85XDOpen bite of other specified part of neck, subsequent encounter
S11.85XSOpen bite of other specified part of neck, sequela

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Bite›thyroid›superficial NEC
Bite›neck›specified site NEC›superficial NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S10.87

3 child codes. Green means billable.