S02.19 Other fracture of base of skull

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Fracture of anterior fossa of base of skull
• Fracture of ethmoid sinus
• Fracture of frontal sinus
• Fracture of middle fossa of base of skull
• Fracture of posterior fossa of base of skull
• Fracture of sphenoid
• Fracture of temporal bone

Applies from S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones

Code also

• any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

7th character note

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

Notes

• A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

7th character required

• A — initial encounter for closed fracture
• B — initial encounter for open fracture
• D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• K — subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S — sequela

Applies from S02.1 Fracture of base of skull

Excludes2 (not included here)

• lateral orbital wall (S02.84-)
• medial orbital wall (S02.83-)
• orbital floor (S02.3-)

Code annotations containing back-references to S02.19

Back-references to S02.1

• Type 2 Excludes: S02.3 Fracture of orbital floor ("orbital roof (S02.1-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S05 Injury of eye and orbit ("orbital bone fracture (S02.1-, S02.3-, S02.8-)")

Back-references to S02

• Code Also: G96.00 Cerebrospinal fluid leak, unspecified ("head injury (S00-S09)")
• Code Also: G96.08 Other cranial cerebrospinal fluid leak ("head injury (S00 - S09)")
• Code Also: G96.09 Other spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak ("head injury (S00 - S09)")
• Code First: R40.2 Coma ("fracture of skull (S02.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: S01 Open wound of head ("open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)")
• Code Also: S04 Injury of cranial nerve ("skull fracture (S02.-)")
• Code Also: S06 Intracranial injury ("skull fracture (S02.-)")
• Use Additional: S07 Crushing injury of head ("skull fractures (S02.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S02.19

• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › fossa (anterior) (middle) (posterior)
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › frontal (bone) (skull) › sinus
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › sinus (ethmoid) (frontal)
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › skull › base › specified NEC
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › skull › temporal bone
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › sphenoid (bone) (sinus)
• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › temporal bone (styloid)

Nearby codes

• S02.129B Fracture of orbital roof, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.129D Fracture of orbital roof, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.129G Fracture of orbital roof, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.129K Fracture of orbital roof, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S02.129S Fracture of orbital roof, unspecified side, sequela
• S02.19 Other fracture of base of skull (this code)
• S02.19XA Other fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S02.19XB Other fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.19XD Other fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.19XG Other fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.19XK Other fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion