Question 1

Is section:S10-S19 a billable ICD-10 code?

Accepted Answer

No, section:S10-S19 is not a billable code. It is a category code that requires additional specificity. You must select a more specific code from the subcategories for billing purposes.

Question 2

What does ICD-10 code section:S10-S19 mean?

Accepted Answer

ICD-10-CM code section:S10-S19 represents Injuries to the neck (S10-S19). This code is part of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification used for medical coding and billing in the United States.

Question 3

What is the parent category for ICD-10 code section:S10-S19?

Accepted Answer

The parent category for section:S10-S19 is S00-T88 (Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)). This hierarchical classification helps organize related diagnoses for more accurate coding.

Question 4

What conditions should be coded separately from section:S10-S19?

Accepted Answer

Code section:S10-S19 has Type 2 Excludes including: burns and corrosions (T20-T32); effects of foreign body in esophagus (T18.1); effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) and 4 more conditions. These conditions are not included in section:S10-S19 but can be coded together if the patient has both conditions.

S10-S192026

Excludes27Not included here

Includes3Included conditions