S10.87
Billable codeOther superficial bite of other specified part of neck
The ICD-10 code for other superficial bite of other specified part of neck is S10.87.
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).
- open bite of other specified parts of neck (S11.85)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •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
- S10.80Unspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck
- S10.81Abrasion of other specified part of neck
- S10.82Blister (nonthermal) of other specified part of neck
- S10.83Contusion of other specified part of neck
- S10.84External constriction of other specified part of neck
- S10.85Superficial foreign body of other specified part of neck
- S10.86Insect bite of other specified part of neck
- S10.87Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck