S90.45
Superficial foreign body of toe
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 6 never code together
S90-S99block
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 4
S90.45code
Inclusion terms
- Splinter in the toe
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 5 same parent — S90.4
Subordinate codes 6
S90.451 Superficial foreign body, right great toe S90.452 Superficial foreign body, left great toe S90.453 Superficial foreign body, unspecified great toe S90.454 Superficial foreign body, right lesser toe(s) S90.455 Superficial foreign body, left lesser toe(s) S90.456 Superficial foreign body, unspecified lesser toe(s)
Additional references
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