S01.0
Header — not billableOpen wound of scalp
The ICD-10 code for open wound of scalp is S01.0.
S01.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- avulsion of scalp (S08.0-)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- S01.1Open wound of eyelid and periocular areanon-billable header
- S01.2Open wound of nosenon-billable header
- S01.3Open wound of earnon-billable header
- S01.4Open wound of cheek and temporomandibular areanon-billable header
- S01.5Open wound of lip and oral cavitynon-billable header
- S01.8Open wound of other parts of headnon-billable header
- S01.9Open wound of unspecified part of headnon-billable header
- S01.0Open wound of scalpnon-billable header