ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S01.552

Bite of oral cavity NOS

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

any associated:

injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)

injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)

intracranial injury (S06.-)

wound infection

superficial bite of oral cavity (S00.572)

birth trauma (P10-P15)

obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)

injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)

traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)

tooth dislocation (S03.2)

tooth fracture (S02.5)

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code

The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.