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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S02.19

Other fracture of base of skull

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where S02.19 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones
  2. S02.1 Parent Fracture of base of skull
  3. S02.19 This code Other fracture of base of skull

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of anterior fossa of base of skull

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of ethmoid sinus

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of frontal sinus

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of middle fossa of base of skull

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of posterior fossa of base of skull

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of sphenoid

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of temporal bone

Excludes2

lateral orbital wall ( S02.84- )

Inherited from S02.1 — Fracture of base of skull

Excludes2

medial orbital wall ( S02.83- )

Inherited from S02.1 — Fracture of base of skull

Excludes2

orbital floor ( S02.3- )

Inherited from S02.1 — Fracture of base of skull

Code Also

any associated intracranial injury ( S06 .-)

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

7th Character

A - initial encounter for closed fracture

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

7th Character

B - initial encounter for open fracture

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

7th Character

G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

7th Character

K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones

More Specific Codes

6 codes under S02.19

Version History

How S02.19 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Other fracture of base of skull

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Other fracture of base of skull

Other codes under S02.1

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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