S01.439A Pnctr w/o foreign body of unsp cheek and TMJ area, init
Instructional Notes:
S01.439A Description: Pnctr w/o foreign body of unsp cheek and TMJ area, init ↓
S01.439 Description: Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area ↓
S01.43 Description: Puncture wound without foreign body of cheek and temporomandibular area ↓
S01.4 Description: Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area ↓
S01 Description: Open wound of head Exclude1:
open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)
Exclude2:
injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)
Code Also: ['any associated:', 'injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)', 'injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)', 'intracranial injury (S06.-)', 'wound infection'] ↓
S00-S09 Description: Injuries to the head (S00-S09) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Include:
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum
injuries of jaw
injuries of oral cavity
injuries of palate
injuries of periocular area
injuries of scalp
injuries of temporomandibular joint area
injuries of tongue
injuries of tooth
Code Also: ['for any associated infection'] ↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)