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Compare/S00.33 vs S01

S00.33 vs S01

S00.33 (Contusion of nose) compared with S01 (Open wound of head), 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. S00.33 carries an Excludes1 note covering S01: “open wound of head (S01.-)”

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

S00.33Contusion of noseS01Open wound of head
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S00.33XA, S00.33XD, S00.33XS

Non-billable header

Report instead: S01.00XA, S01.00XD, S01.00XS, S01.01XA, S01.01XD

ClassificationS00-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)
DefinitionContusion of nose is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S00.33).Open wound of head is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S01).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S00The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01
Includes
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources