S10.87⚠ Requires 7th Character

Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck

⚠ 7th Character Required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S10

This code is not valid for billing without a 7th character. Append one of the following to S10.87:

Ainitial encounterS10.87XADsubsequent encounterS10.87XDSsequelaS10.87XS

Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)

These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to S10.87 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.

Bite (s) (animal) (human), neck, specified site NEC, superficial NECBite (s) (animal) (human), thyroid, superficial NEC

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •open bite of other specified parts of neck (S11.85)

Code Hierarchy

┌19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)├S10-S19Injuries to the neck (S10-S19)├S10Superficial injury of neck
└S10.87Other superficial bite of other specified part of neck

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