S02
ICD-10Non-billable categoryFracture of skull and facial bones
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Fracture of skull and facial bones
S02 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Code also
Two codes may be needed; sequencing depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)
Notes
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
7th character
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02
Permitted 7th characters
| 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 |
More specific codes under S02
- S02.0Fracture of vault of skullcategory
- S02.1Fracture of base of skullcategory
- S02.2Fracture of nasal bonescategory
- S02.3Fracture of orbital floorcategory
- S02.4Fracture of malar, maxillary and zygoma bonescategory
- S02.5Fracture of tooth (traumatic)category
- S02.6Fracture of mandiblecategory
- S02.8Fractures of other specified skull and facial bonescategory
- S02.9Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bonescategory
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.