ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00–T88
S00.82
Blister (nonthermal) of other part of head
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- S00.82
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Category
- S00 — Superficial injury of head
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM S00.82 is a category (header) for blister (nonthermal) of other part of head. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in S00
- S00Superficial injury of head
- S00.0Superficial injury of scalp
- S00.00Unspecified superficial injury of scalp
- S00.00XAUnspecified superficial injury of scalp, initial encounter
- S00.00XDUnspecified superficial injury of scalp, subsequent encounter
- S00.00XSUnspecified superficial injury of scalp, sequela
- S00.01Abrasion of scalp
- S00.01XAAbrasion of scalp, initial encounter
- S00.01XDAbrasion of scalp, subsequent encounter
- S00.01XSAbrasion of scalp, sequela
- S00.02Blister (nonthermal) of scalp
- S00.02XABlister (nonthermal) of scalp, initial encounter
- S00.02XDBlister (nonthermal) of scalp, subsequent encounter
- S00.02XSBlister (nonthermal) of scalp, sequela
- S00.03Contusion of scalp
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