S02.5 Fracture of tooth (traumatic)

Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.

Applicable to

• Broken tooth

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cracked tooth (nontraumatic) (K03.81)

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

Code annotations containing back-references to S02.5

Back-references to S02.5

• Type 1 Excludes: K03.81 Cracked tooth ("broken or fractured tooth due to trauma (S02.5)")
• Type 1 Excludes: K08.53 Fractured dental restorative material ("traumatic fracture of tooth (S02.5)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M27.63 Post-osseointegration mechanical failure of dental implant ("fractured tooth (S02.5)")
• Type 2 Excludes: S01.5 Open wound of lip and oral cavity ("tooth fracture (S02.5)")

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 S02.5

• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › tooth (root)

Nearby codes

• S02.42XB Fracture of alveolus of maxilla, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.42XD Fracture of alveolus of maxilla, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.42XG Fracture of alveolus of maxilla, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.42XK Fracture of alveolus of maxilla, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S02.42XS Fracture of alveolus of maxilla, sequela
• S02.5 Fracture of tooth (traumatic) (this code)
• S02.5XXA Fracture of tooth (traumatic), initial encounter for closed fracture
• S02.5XXB Fracture of tooth (traumatic), initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.5XXD Fracture of tooth (traumatic), subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.5XXG Fracture of tooth (traumatic), subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.5XXK Fracture of tooth (traumatic), subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion