ICD-9-CM diagnosis code (retired)
910.8 — Other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, without mention of infection
About ICD-9-CM 910.8
910.8 is an ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for other and unspecified superficial injury of face, neck, and scalp, without mention of infection. ICD-9-CM was retired for U.S. claims on October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM took over.
The CMS General Equivalence Mappings translate it to 8 ICD-10-CM codes, such as S00.00XA (Unspecified superficial injury of scalp, initial encounter), S00.30XA (Unspecified superficial injury of nose, initial encounter) and S00.409A (Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified ear, initial encounter). All of these are approximate matches, so review the record to pick the right one.
ICD-10-CM equivalents
- S00.00XAUnspecified superficial injury of scalp, initial encounterapproximate
- S00.30XAUnspecified superficial injury of nose, initial encounterapproximate
- S00.409AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified ear, initial encounterapproximate
- S00.501AUnspecified superficial injury of lip, initial encounterapproximate
- S00.502AUnspecified superficial injury of oral cavity, initial encounterapproximate
- S00.90XAUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified part of head, initial encounterapproximate
- S10.10XAUnspecified superficial injuries of throat, initial encounterapproximate
- S10.80XAUnspecified superficial injury of other specified part of neck, initial encounterapproximate
Common questions about 910.8
GEMs are a translation aid, not a substitute for coding from the record. The 2027 ICD-10 code set has changed since the last GEMs release in 2018. Page updated September 29, 2026.