S02.642
S02.642 — Fracture of ramus of left mandible
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S02.642 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of ramus of left mandible. 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
S02.642 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 S02.642
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S02.642AFracture of ramus of left mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S02.642BFracture of ramus of left mandible, initial encounter for open fracture
- S02.642DFracture of ramus of left mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S02.642GFracture of ramus of left mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S02.642KFracture of ramus of left mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S02.642SFracture of ramus of left mandible, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S02.64. If S02.642 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S02.642
- Is S02.642 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S02.642 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S02.642 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).