S00.32XD vs S06.3
S00.32XD (Blister (nonthermal) of nose, subsequent encounter) compared with S06.3 (Focal traumatic brain injury), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. S00.32XD carries an Excludes1 note covering S06.3: “focal cerebral contusion (S06.3-)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| S00.32XDBlister (nonthermal) of nose, subsequent encounter | S06.3Focal traumatic brain injury | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header Report instead: S06.300A, S06.300D, S06.300S, S06.301A, S06.301D |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Blister (nonthermal) of nose, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S00.32D). | Focal traumatic brain injury is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S06.3). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S06, except as noted below |
| Includes | injuries of ear injuries of eye injuries of face [any part] injuries of gum | traumatic brain injury injuries of ear injuries of eye injuries of face [any part] |
| Use additional code | — | code, if applicable, for traumatic brain compression or herniation (S06.A-) code, if applicable, to identify mild neurocognitive disorders due to known physiological condition (F06.7-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources