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S02.0XXB
Billable

Fracture of vault of skull (initial encounter for open fracture)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Inclusion Terms

2 items
  • Fracture of frontal bone
  • Fracture of parietal bone

Billable Code

S02.0XXB is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Inclusion Terms

2 items

From S02.0:

  • Fracture of frontal bone
  • Fracture of parietal bone

Excludes1

2 items

From S00-T88:

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

Notes

1 item

From S02:

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

7th Character Notes

7 items

From S02:

  • 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
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