ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S11.033Puncture wound without foreign body of vocal cord

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S11.033 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S11.033

S11.033 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for puncture wound without foreign body of vocal cord. It belongs to category S11 (open wound of neck), block S10-S19 (injuries to the neck) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S11.03, choose S11.033 (Puncture wound without foreign body of vocal cord) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: laceration without foreign body of vocal cord (S11.031), laceration with foreign body of vocal cord (S11.032), puncture wound with foreign body of vocal cord (S11.034), open bite of vocal cord (S11.035) and unspecified open wound of vocal cord (S11.039).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S11

Ainitial encounterS11.033A
Dsubsequent encounterS11.033D
SsequelaS11.033S

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S11.033.

› From S11 Open wound of neck

Excludes2

open fracture of vertebra (S12.- with 7th character B)

Code also

any associated:
spinal cord injury (S14.0, S14.1-)
wound infection

Broader instructions also apply from S10-S19 Injuries to the neck and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Alphabetic index entries

2 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S11.033.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S11.033

Is S11.033 billable?: No. S11.033 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.