
 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 910.6 
  Superficial foreign body (splinter) of face, neck, and scalp except eye, without major open wound and without mention of infection
- Short description: Foreign body head.
 - ICD-9-CM 910.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 910.6 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
 - You are viewing the 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 910.6.
 - More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 910.6: 2014 2015.
 
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 
910.6 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S00.05XA Superficial foreign body of scalp, initial encounter
Or:
 - 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S00.35XA Superficial foreign body of nose, initial encounter
Or:
 - 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S00.459A Superficial foreign body of unspecified ear, initial encounter
Or:
 - 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S00.551A Superficial foreign body of lip, initial encounter
Or:
 - 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S00.552A Superficial foreign body of oral cavity, initial encounter
Or:
 - 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S00.95XA Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of head, initial encounter
Or:
 - 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S10.15XA Superficial foreign body of throat, initial encounter
Or:
 - 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S10.95XA Superficial foreign body of unspecified part of neck, initial encounter
 
 Approximate Synonyms
- Fishing hook in head and neck
 - Foreign body in head
 - Foreign body in lip
 - Foreign body of skin of cheek
 - Foreign body of skin of forehead
 - Foreign body of skin of head
 - Foreign body of skin of lip
 - Foreign body of skin of mouth
 - Foreign body of skin of neck
 - Foreign body of skin of nose
 - Foreign body of skin of scalp
 - Foreign body of skin of throat
 - Glass in cheek
 - Glass in face
 - Glass in forehead
 - Glass in head
 - Glass in head and neck
 - Glass in lip
 - Glass in neck
 - Glass in scalp
 - Metal foreign body in cheek
 - Splinter in face
 - Splinter in neck
 - Splinter in scalp
 - Splinter of face, without major open wound
 - Splinter of neck, without major open wound
 - Splinter of scalp, without major open wound
 - Superficial foreign body of cheek
 - Superficial foreign body of cheek without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of chin
 - Superficial foreign body of ear without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of face without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of forehead
 - Superficial foreign body of gum
 - Superficial foreign body of gum without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of head
 - Superficial foreign body of left ear
 - Superficial foreign body of lip
 - Superficial foreign body of lip without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of mouth
 - Superficial foreign body of neck without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of nose
 - Superficial foreign body of nose without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of right ear
 - Superficial foreign body of scalp without major open wound AND without infection
 - Superficial foreign body of throat
 - Superficial foreign body of tongue
 - Wood splinter in anterior region of neck
 - Wood splinter in cheek
 - Wood splinter in ear region
 - Wood splinter in face
 - Wood splinter in forehead
 - Wood splinter in head
 - Wood splinter in head and neck
 - Wood splinter in lip
 - Wood splinter in mouth
 - Wood splinter in neck
 - Wood splinter in nose
 - Wood splinter in scalp