S01.449D Pnctr w foreign body of unsp cheek and TMJ area, subs

Instructional Notes:

S01.449D
Description: Pnctr w foreign body of unsp cheek and TMJ area, subs
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S01.449
Description: Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified cheek and temporomandibular area
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S01.44
Description: Puncture wound with foreign body of cheek and temporomandibular area
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S01.4
Description: Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular area
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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']
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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']
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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.-)