S11.9
S11.9 — Open wound of unspecified part of neck
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S11.9 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for open wound of unspecified 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 S11
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S11.9 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 to one of these instead S11.9
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S11.90Unspecified open wound of unspecified part of neck
- S11.91Laceration without foreign body of unspecified part of neck
- S11.92Laceration with foreign body of unspecified part of neck
- S11.93Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified part of neck
- S11.94Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified part of neck
- S11.95Open bite of unspecified part of neck
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S11. If S11.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S11.9
- Is S11.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S11.9 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S11.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the neck (S10-S19).