S00.57
Header — not billableOther superficial bite of lip and oral cavity
The ICD-10 code for other superficial bite of lip and oral cavity is S00.57.
S00.57 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S00.57
Related codes in this category
- S00.50Unspecified superficial injury of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.51Abrasion of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.52Blister (nonthermal) of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.53Contusion of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.54External constriction of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.55Superficial foreign body of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.56Insect bite (nonvenomous) of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S00.57Other superficial bite of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header