S02.121
S02.121 — Fracture of orbital roof, right side
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S02.121 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of orbital roof, right side. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
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
Risk adjustment
S02.121 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S02.121
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S02.121AFracture of orbital roof, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S02.121BFracture of orbital roof, right side, initial encounter for open fracture
- S02.121DFracture of orbital roof, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S02.121GFracture of orbital roof, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S02.121KFracture of orbital roof, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S02.121SFracture of orbital roof, right side, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S02.12. If S02.121 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S02.121
- Is S02.121 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S02.121 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S02.121 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the head (S00-S09).