Crushing injury of head (S07)
The ICD-10 code S07 and its specific extensions classify crushing injuries to the head, including detailed codes for the face, skull, other head parts, and unspecified head areas. These codes identify the location and stage of the injury, such as initial treatment, follow-up care, or late effects.
Crushing injury of face (codes like S07.0XXA) covers conditions commonly known as crush injury of the face, scalp, nose, forehead, ear, or cheek. Similarly, S07.1XXA relates to crushing injuries of the skull and intracranial structures, reflecting severe trauma to the bone and surrounding tissues. Codes under S07.8XXA denote injuries to other head parts like the eye region or mouth. For cases where the injury location is not specified, S07.9XXA codes apply, including crush injuries involving the neck. These distinctions help healthcare providers and medical coders accurately report and manage head crushing injuries across all phases of care; from initial encounter to sequelae; and ensure consistent use of the ICD-10 code for crushing injury of head based on the injury’s specifics and treatment stage.
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)
Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
S07 Crushing injury of head
S07.0 Crushing injury of face
- S07.0XXA Crushing injury of face, initial encounter
- S07.0XXD Crushing injury of face, subsequent encounter
- S07.0XXS Crushing injury of face, sequela
S07.1 Crushing injury of skull
- S07.1XXA Crushing injury of skull, initial encounter
- S07.1XXD Crushing injury of skull, subsequent encounter
- S07.1XXS Crushing injury of skull, sequela
S07.8 Crushing injury of other parts of head
- S07.8XXA Crushing injury of other parts of head, initial encounter
- S07.8XXD Crushing injury of other parts of head, subsequent encounter
- S07.8XXS Crushing injury of other parts of head, sequela
S07.9 Crushing injury of head, part unspecified
- S07.9XXA Crushing injury of head, part unspecified, initial encounter
- S07.9XXD Crushing injury of head, part unspecified, subsequent encounter
- S07.9XXS Crushing injury of head, part unspecified, sequela
Crushing injury of head (S07)
Instructional Notations
Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
7th Character Note
Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S07
7th Character
Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.
- A - initial encounter
- D - subsequent encounter
- S - sequela
