S01.84XA vs S01.84XD
S01.84XA (Puncture wound with foreign body of other part of head, initial encounter) compared with S01.84XD (Puncture wound with foreign body of other part of head, subsequent encounter), from the official CMS tabular data. S01.84XA and S01.84XD code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S01.84XA and S01.84XD code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
Side by side
| S01.84XAPuncture wound with foreign body of other part of head, initial encounter | S01.84XDPuncture wound with foreign body of other part of head, subsequent encounter | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| 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 | Puncture wound with foreign body of other part of head, initial encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S01.84A). | Puncture wound with foreign body of other part of head, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S01.84D). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01 | The 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