kodex

Kodex

ICD-10-CM
Section

S02.10

Unspecified fracture of base of skull

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
    • S00-S09 Injuries to the head (S00-S09)
      • S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones
        • S02.1 Fracture of base of skull
          • S02.10 Unspecified fracture of base of skull
            • S02.101 Fracture of base of skull, right side
            • S02.102 Fracture of base of skull, left side
            • S02.109 Fracture of base of skull, unspecified side

Notes

S02

  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

S00-T88

  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

S02

  • any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)
    • S06 Intracranial injury

S00-S09

  • for any associated infection

Use Additional

S00-T88

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
    • Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

S00-S09

  • injuries of ear
  • injuries of eye
  • injuries of face [any part]
  • injuries of gum
  • injuries of jaw
  • injuries of oral cavity
  • injuries of palate
  • injuries of periocular area
  • injuries of scalp
  • injuries of temporomandibular joint area
  • injuries of tongue
  • injuries of tooth

Excludes 1

S00-T88

  • P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S02.1

  • lateral orbital wall (S02.84-)
    • S02.84 Fracture of lateral orbital wall
  • medial orbital wall (S02.83-)
    • S02.83 Fracture of medial orbital wall
  • orbital floor (S02.3-)
    • S02.3 Fracture of orbital floor

S00-S09

  • T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
    • T16 Foreign body in ear
  • effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
    • T17.3 Foreign body in larynx
  • effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
    • T18.0 Foreign body in mouth
  • effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
  • effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
    • T17.2 Foreign body in pharynx
  • effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
    • T15 Foreign body on external eye
  • T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
    • T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods

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