S00Superficial injury of head
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
Select a more specific code
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use S00 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group S00-S09
- Injuries to the head
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương nông ở đầu
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: cerebral contusion (diffuse) (S06.2) focal cerebral contusion (diffuse) (S06.3)
Related S00 codes
S00.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Superficial injury of scalp
S00.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Contusion of eyelid and periocular area
S00.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other superficial injuries of eyelid and periocular area
S00.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Superficial injury of nose
S00.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Superficial injury of ear
S00.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Superficial injury of lip and oral cavity
S00.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Multiple superficial injuries of head
S00.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Superficial injury of other parts of head
S00.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Superficial injury of head, part unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
