2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S01.309

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Avulsion of auricle of ear
• Cochlear trauma
• Cochlear trauma
• Cochlear trauma
• Injury of Eustachian tube
• Injury of Eustachian tube
• Multiple open wounds of head
• Multiple open wounds of head
• Multiple open wounds with complication
• Multiple open wounds without complication
• Open wound of auditory canal
• Open wound of auditory canal
• Open wound of auditory canal with complication
• Open wound of auditory canal without complication
• Open wound of auricle of ear without complication
• Open wound of cochlea
• Open wound of cochlea
• Open wound of cochlea with complication
• Open wound of cochlea without complication
• Open wound of ear
• Open wound of ear auricle with complication
• Open wound of ear ossicle
• Open wound of ear ossicle
• Open wound of ear with complication
• Open wound of ear without complication
• Open wound of eustachian tube
• Open wound of eustachian tube
• Open wound of Eustachian tube with complication
• Open wound of Eustachian tube without complication
• Open wound of external ear
• Open wound of external ear with complication
• Open wound of external ear without complication
• Open wound of multiple sites of ear with complication
• Open wound of multiple sites of ear without complication
• Open wound of ossicles with complication
• Open wound of ossicles without complication
• Vestibular trauma
• Vestibular trauma
• Vestibular trauma

Coding Guidelines

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from block Open wound of head (S01). Use the following options for the aplicable episode of care:

• A - initial encounter
• D - subsequent encounter
• S - sequela

Specific Coding Applicable to Unspecified open wound of unspecified ear

Non-specific codes like S01.309 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for unspecified open wound of unspecified ear:

Patient Education

Ear Disorders

Your ear has three main parts: outer, middle and inner. You use all of them in hearing. Sound waves come in through your outer ear. They reach your middle ear, where they make your eardrum vibrate. The vibrations are transmitted through three tiny bones, called ossicles, in your middle ear. The vibrations travel to your inner ear, a snail-shaped organ. The inner ear makes the nerve impulses that are sent to the brain. Your brain recognizes them as sounds. The inner ear also controls balance.

A variety of conditions may affect your hearing or balance:

• Ear infections are the most common illness in infants and young children.
• Tinnitus, a roaring in your ears, can be the result of loud noises, medicines or a variety of other causes.
• Meniere's disease may be the result of fluid problems in your inner ear; its symptoms include tinnitus and dizziness.
• Ear barotrauma is an injury to your ear because of changes in barometric (air) or water pressure.

Some ear disorders can result in hearing disorders and deafness.

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Wounds and Injuries

An injury is damage to your body. It is a general term that refers to harm caused by accidents, falls, hits, weapons, and more. In the U.S., millions of people injure themselves every year. These injuries range from minor to life-threatening. Injuries can happen at work or play, indoors or outdoors, driving a car, or walking across the street.

Wounds are injuries that break the skin or other body tissues. They include cuts, scrapes, scratches, and punctured skin. They often happen because of an accident, but surgery, sutures, and stitches also cause wounds. Minor wounds usually aren't serious, but it is important to clean them. Serious and infected wounds may require first aid followed by a visit to your doctor. You should also seek attention if the wound is deep, you cannot close it yourself, you cannot stop the bleeding or get the dirt out, or it does not heal.

Other common types of injuries include:

• Animal bites
• Bruises
• Burns
• Dislocations
• Electrical injuries
• Fractures (broken bones)
• Sprains and strains

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Code History

• FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.