ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00–T88
S01.431
Puncture wound without foreign body of right cheek and temporomandibular area
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
- S01.431
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Category
- S01 — Open wound of head
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM S01.431 is a category (header) for puncture wound without foreign body of right cheek and temporomandibular area. 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 S01
- S01Open wound of head
- S01.0Open wound of scalp
- S01.00Unspecified open wound of scalp
- S01.00XAUnspecified open wound of scalp, initial encounter
- S01.00XDUnspecified open wound of scalp, subsequent encounter
- S01.00XSUnspecified open wound of scalp, sequela
- S01.01Laceration without foreign body of scalp
- S01.01XALaceration without foreign body of scalp, initial encounter
- S01.01XDLaceration without foreign body of scalp, subsequent encounter
- S01.01XSLaceration without foreign body of scalp, sequela
- S01.02Laceration with foreign body of scalp
- S01.02XALaceration with foreign body of scalp, initial encounter
- S01.02XDLaceration with foreign body of scalp, subsequent encounter
- S01.02XSLaceration with foreign body of scalp, sequela
- S01.03Puncture wound without foreign body of scalp
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