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S02.85XD

S02.85XD: Fracture of orbit, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

S02.85XD is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for fracture of orbit, unspecified, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check S02.85XD with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

7th 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

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Fracture of orbit NOS
  • Fracture of orbit wall NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S02.85XD

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on S02.85: Fracture of orbit, unspecified

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S02.85XD

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 S02.85XD

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

S02.85XD is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
  • A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under S02.85

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.