S02.81

S02.81: Fracture of other specified skull and facial bones, right side

Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright

S02.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of other specified skull and facial bones, 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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S02.81

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on S02.8: Fractures of other specified skull and facial bones

fracture of orbital floor (S02.3-)
fracture of orbital roof (S02.12-)

Other codes that can never be billed with S02.81

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S02.81

6 child codes. Green means billable.