Not Valid for Submission
S00.552 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of superficial foreign body of oral cavity. The code is NOT valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code S00.552 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like foreign body of skin of mouth, foreign body of skin of mouth, gingival foreign body, gingival foreign body, superficial foreign body in head, superficial foreign body in mouth, etc
ICD-10: | S00.552 |
Short Description: | Superficial foreign body of oral cavity |
Long Description: | Superficial foreign body of oral cavity |
Consider the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity:
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code S00.552:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Splinter of lip and oral cavity
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code S00.552 are found in the index:
- - Foreign body
- - superficial, without open wound
- - alveolar process - S00.552
- - cheek - S00.85
- - internal - S00.552
- - gum - S00.552
- - head - S00.95
- - oral cavity - S00.552
- - mouth - S00.552
- - oral cavity - S00.552
- - palate - S00.552
- - tongue - S00.552
- - uvula - S00.552
- - superficial, without open wound
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Foreign body of skin of mouth
- Foreign body of skin of mouth
- Gingival foreign body
- Gingival foreign body
- Superficial foreign body in head
- Superficial foreign body in mouth
- Superficial foreign body of gum without major open wound AND without infection
- Superficial foreign body of gum without major open wound but with infection
- Superficial injury of gum with infection
- Superficial injury of gum without infection
Code Classification
Code History
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
(First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set) - FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020