S11.84
Puncture wound with foreign body of other specified part of neck
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
S10-S19block
Excludes2
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 9
S10-S19block
Includes
- injuries of nape
- injuries of supraclavicular region
- injuries of throat
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 6 same parent — S11.8
S11.80 Unspecified open wound of other specified part of neck category S11.81 Laceration without foreign body of oth part of neck category S11.82 Laceration with foreign body of other specified part of neck category S11.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of oth part of neck category S11.85 Open bite of other specified part of neck category S11.89 Other open wound of other specified part of neck category
Additional references
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