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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 S02.91
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S02.91
Unspecified fracture of skull
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S02.91 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 S02.91 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S02.91 - other international versions of ICD-10 S02.91 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S02.91 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
S02.91:
- S00-T88
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- S00-S09
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S00-S09
Injuries to the headCode Also- for any associated infection
Includes- injuries of ear
- injuries of eye
- injuries of face [any part]
- injuries of gum
- injuries of jaw
- injuries of oral cavity
- injuries of palate
- injuries of periocular area
- injuries of scalp
- injuries of temporomandibular joint area
- injuries of tongue
- injuries of tooth
Type 2 Excludes- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- S02
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S02
Fracture of skull and facial bones
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)
Note- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- 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
- Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) T14.8 - see also Fracture, pathological
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.8
Other injury of unspecified body region
2016 2017 2018 - Converted to Parent Code 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Abrasion NOS
- Contusion NOS
- Crush injury NOS
- Fracture NOS
- Skin injury NOS
- Vascular injury NOS
- Wound NOS
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S02.91
S02.849K …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S02.85 Fracture of orbit, unspecified
S02.85XA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S02.85XB …… initial encounter for open fracture
S02.85XD …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S02.85XG …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S02.85XK …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S02.9 Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bones
S02.91
Unspecified fracture of skull
S02.91XA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S02.91XB …… initial encounter for open fracture
S02.91XD …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S02.91XG …… subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S02.91XK …… subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S02.92 Unspecified fracture of facial bones
S02.92XA …… initial encounter for closed fracture
S02.92XB …… initial encounter for open fracture
S02.92XD …… subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
