S02.9 Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bones

Non-billable header with 2 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

Codes under S02.9

• S02.91 Unspecified fracture of skull
• S02.92 Unspecified fracture of facial bones

Code annotations containing back-references to S02.9

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

• S02.85XB Fracture of orbit, unspecified, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.85XD Fracture of orbit, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.85XG Fracture of orbit, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S02.85XK Fracture of orbit, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S02.85XS Fracture of orbit, unspecified, sequela
• S02.9 Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bones (this code)
• S02.91 Unspecified fracture of skull
• S02.91XA Unspecified fracture of skull, initial encounter for closed fracture
• S02.91XB Unspecified fracture of skull, initial encounter for open fracture
• S02.91XD Unspecified fracture of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• S02.91XG Unspecified fracture of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing