S02.40EA Zygomatic fracture, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Built from S02.40E with 7th character A (initial encounter for closed fracture).

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 S02.4 Fracture of malar, maxillary and zygoma bones

Applicable to

• Fracture of superior maxilla
• Fracture of upper jaw (bone)
• Fracture of zygomatic process of temporal bone

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 399 — Major Head Injury without Loss of Consciousness
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 167 — Major Head Injury
• ESRD V24: HCC 167

Code annotations containing back-references to S02.40EA

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 S02.40EA

• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › zygoma › right side

Nearby codes

• S02.40DD Maxillary fracture, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.40DG Maxillary fracture, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.40DK Maxillary fracture, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S02.40DS Maxillary fracture, left side, sequela
• S02.40E Zygomatic fracture, right side
• S02.40EA Zygomatic fracture, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture (this code)
• S02.40EB Zygomatic fracture, right side, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.40ED Zygomatic fracture, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.40EG Zygomatic fracture, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.40EK Zygomatic fracture, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S02.40ES Zygomatic fracture, right side, sequela