S01.3
Header — not billableOpen wound of ear
The ICD-10 code for open wound of ear is S01.3.
S01.3 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.
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 S01.3
- S01.30Unspecified open wound of earnon-billable header
- S01.31Laceration without foreign body of earnon-billable header
- S01.32Laceration with foreign body of earnon-billable header
- S01.33Puncture wound without foreign body of earnon-billable header
- S01.34Puncture wound with foreign body of earnon-billable header
- S01.35Open bite of earnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S01.0Open wound of scalpnon-billable header
- S01.1Open wound of eyelid and periocular areanon-billable header
- S01.2Open wound of nosenon-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
- S01.3Open wound of earnon-billable header