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S02 - Fracture of skull and facial bones


The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of skull and facial bones is listed as S02.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S02
Description: Fracture of skull and facial bones
  • Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
  • Code also any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02
  • 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
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S02:
S02.0 - Fracture of vault of skull
S02.1 - Fracture of base of skull
S02.2 - Fracture of nasal bones
S02.3 - Fracture of orbital floor
S02.4 - Fracture of malar, maxillary and zygoma bones
S02.5 - Fracture of tooth (traumatic)
S02.6 - Fracture of mandible
S02.8 - Fractures of other specified skull and facial bones
S02.9 - Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bones