S02.0XXD
S02.0XXD: Fracture of vault of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S02.0XXD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fracture of vault of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S02.0XXD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "D": subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Fracture of frontal bone
- Fracture of parietal bone
Other codes that can never be billed with S02.0XXD
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- S01Open wound of head
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S02.0XXD is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S02.0
- S02.0XXAFracture of vault of skull, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S02.0XXBFracture of vault of skull, initial encounter for open fracture
- S02.0XXGFracture of vault of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S02.0XXKFracture of vault of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S02.0XXSFracture of vault of skull, sequela