S02.61 Fracture of condylar process of mandible

Non-billable header with 3 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 S02.61

• S02.610 Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side
• S02.611 Fracture of condylar process of right mandible
• S02.612 Fracture of condylar process of left mandible

Code annotations containing back-references to S02.61

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 S02.61

• Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › mandible (lower jaw (bone)) › condylar process

Nearby codes

• S02.609B Fracture of mandible, unspecified, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.609D Fracture of mandible, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.609G Fracture of mandible, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.609K Fracture of mandible, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S02.609S Fracture of mandible, unspecified, sequela
• S02.61 Fracture of condylar process of mandible (this code)
• S02.610 Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side
• S02.610A Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S02.610B Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.610D Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.610G Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing