1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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3. S00-S09 Injuries to the head
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4. S02- Fracture of skull and facial bones
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5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S02

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S02

Fracture of skull and facial bones

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

• S02 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
• The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S02 became effective on October 1, 2020.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S02 - other international versions of ICD-10 S02 may differ.

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

• Code Also: S04
  , S06
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S04

  Injury of cranial nerve

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • The selection of side should be based on the side of the body being affected

  Code First

  • any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

  Code Also

  • any associated:
  • open wound of head (S01.-)
  • skull fracture (S02.-)
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S06

  Intracranial injury

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code Also

  • any associated:
  • open wound of head (S01.-)
  • skull fracture (S02.-)

  Includes

  • traumatic brain injury

  Note

  • 7th characters D and S do not apply to codes in category S06 with 6th character 7 - death due to brain injury prior to regaining consciousness, or 8 - death due to other cause prior to regaining consciousness.

  Type 1 Excludes

  • head injury NOS (S09.90)
• Code First: R40.2
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R40.2

  Coma

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code First

  • any associated:
  • fracture of skull (S02.-)
  • intracranial injury (S06.-)

  Note

  • One code from each subcategory, R40.21-R40.23, is required to complete the coma scale
• Type 1 Excludes: S01
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S01

  Open wound of head

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Code Also

  • any associated:
  • injury of cranial nerve (S04.-)
  • injury of muscle and tendon of head (S09.1-)
  • intracranial injury (S06.-)
  • wound infection

  Type 1 Excludes

  • open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)

  Type 2 Excludes

  • injury of eye and orbit (S05.-)
  • traumatic amputation of part of head (S08.-)
• Use Additional: S07
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S07

  Crushing injury of head

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

  Use Additional

  • code for all associated injuries, such as:
  • intracranial injuries (S06.-)
  • skull fractures (S02.-)

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.