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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S00-S09
Injuries to the head
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S02-
Fracture of skull and facial bones
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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.
Note- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Code AlsoCode Also Help
A code also note instructs that 2 codes may be required to fully describe a condition but the sequencing of the two codes is discretionary, depending on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter.
The following code(s) above
S02 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S02:
Code History
- 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 annotations containing back-references to S02:
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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.-)
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.
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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
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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.-)
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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.-)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S02
S01.94 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified part of head
S01.95 Open bite of unspecified part of head
S02
Fracture of skull and facial bones
S02.0 Fracture of vault of skull
S02.0XXA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S02.0XXB …… initial encounter for open fracture
S02.0XXD …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S02.0XXG …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S02.0XXK …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S02.1 Fracture of base of skull
S02.10 Unspecified fracture of base of skull
S02.101 Fracture of base of skull, right side
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.