S01.339 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified ear

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S01.339: Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified ear

ICD-10-CM code S01.339 identifies a puncture wound without a foreign body located in an unspecified ear. The terminology record classifies this diagnosis as an injury or poisoning concept. It falls under the broader parent category for puncture wounds of the ear and currently has no narrower subcodes. 1 5

Plain-language overview

Code S01.339 describes a puncture wound without a foreign body in an unspecified ear, and the terminology record classifies this diagnosis under the semantic type of injury or poisoning. 1

What this code represents

The diagnosis code S01.339 represents a puncture wound without a foreign body of an unspecified ear, and this specific terminology record currently lists no narrower descendant concepts. 1

Coding details

Code S01.339 is a child concept of S01.33, which is the broader ICD-10-CM classification for a puncture wound without a foreign body of the ear, and it holds an active record status. 1

The parent code S01.33 is located in Chapter 19 under injuries to the head, specifically within category S01 for open wounds of the head and subcategory S01.3 for open wounds of the ear. 6

Documentation considerations

The S01.33 code family includes distinct codes for puncture wounds without a foreign body of the right ear and the left ear, which are listed alongside the unspecified ear code. 6

Billing and coding articles list separate specific codes for puncture wounds without a foreign body of the right ear based on the encounter type, such as initial encounters and subsequent encounters. 3

What the sources add

While the target code specifies a puncture wound without a foreign body, a separate clinical case report demonstrates that retained foreign bodies in penetrating injuries can compress vessels and induce ischemia, requiring multidisciplinary surgical extraction. 2

The official terminology record establishes the exact preferred name and active status for S01.339, whereas a billing article lists related ear puncture codes that specify laterality and encounter details. 1 3

Coverage and utilization context

A Medicare billing and coding article for debridement services includes specific ear puncture wound codes with encounter details, and a separate article for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery also lists these diagnosis codes. 3 4

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM S01.339 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. A case report of cervicothoracic penetrating injury with retention of foreign body — pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. Article - Billing and Coding: Debridement Services (A56459) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. Article - Billing and Coding: Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery (A56658) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. EVS Explore — evsexplore.semantics.cancer.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
6. ICD-10-CM Code S01.33 | Vero — veroscribe.com; accessed 2026-07-27.