S02
Fracture of skull and facial bones
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Code Also
any associated intracranial injury ( S06 .-)
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02
7th Character
A - initial encounter for closed fracture
7th Character
B - initial encounter for open fracture
7th Character
D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
7th Character
G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
7th Character
K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
7th Character
S - sequela
Note
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
More Specific Codes
9 codes under S02
- S02.0 Fracture of vault of skull Has subcodes
- S02.1 Fracture of base of skull Has subcodes
- S02.2 Fracture of nasal bones Has subcodes
- S02.3 Fracture of orbital floor Has subcodes
- S02.4 Fracture of malar, maxillary and zygoma bones Has subcodes
- S02.5 Fracture of tooth (traumatic) Has subcodes
- S02.6 Fracture of mandible Has subcodes
- S02.8 Fractures of other specified skull and facial bones Has subcodes
- S02.9 Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bones Has subcodes
Version History
How S02 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFracture of skull and facial bones
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFracture of skull and facial bones
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference S02
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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