S02.60 Fracture of mandible, unspecified

Non-billable header with 4 child codes.

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 S02.6 Fracture of mandible

Applicable to

• Fracture of lower jaw (bone)

Codes under S02.60

• S02.600 Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible, unspecified side
• S02.601 Fracture of unspecified part of body of right mandible
• S02.602 Fracture of unspecified part of body of left mandible
• S02.609 Fracture of mandible, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to S02.60

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.-)")

Nearby codes

• 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
• S02.5XXS Fracture of tooth (traumatic), sequela
• S02.6 Fracture of mandible
• S02.60 Fracture of mandible, unspecified (this code)
• S02.600 Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible, unspecified side
• S02.600A Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S02.600B Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.600D Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.600G Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing