S00.85: Superficial injury of other parts of head Contusion
You have a bruise on your head.
A bruise can occur as a result of an accident, for example. The areas concerned can swell up and be painful. Sometimes black spots form. Usually there isn’t any open injury on skin with a bruise.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Source
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