S02.842
S02.842: Fracture of lateral orbital wall, left side
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S02.842 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of lateral orbital wall, left 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 S02.842
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S02.842
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 S02.842
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S02.842AFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S02.842BFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, initial encounter for open fracture
- S02.842DFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S02.842GFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S02.842KFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S02.842SFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, sequela