S11.2
Header — not billableOpen wound of pharynx and cervical esophagus
The ICD-10 code for open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagus is S11.2.
S11.2 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).
- open wound of esophagus NOS (S27.8-)
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.
Child codes under S11.2
- S11.20Unspecified open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagus
- S11.21Laceration without foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus
- S11.22Laceration with foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus
- S11.23Puncture wound without foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus
- S11.24Puncture wound with foreign body of pharynx and cervical esophagus
- S11.25Open bite of pharynx and cervical esophagus
Related codes in this category
- S11.0Open wound of larynx and tracheanon-billable header
- S11.1Open wound of thyroid glandnon-billable header
- S11.8Open wound of other specified parts of necknon-billable header
- S11.9Open wound of unspecified part of necknon-billable header
- S11.2Open wound of pharynx and cervical esophagusnon-billable header