Fracture of occiput

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 14 more specific codes instead:

S02.110 Type I occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side (also a header)
S02.111 Type II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side (also a header)
S02.112 Type III occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side (also a header)
S02.113 Unspecified occipital condyle fracture (also a header)
S02.118 Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side (also a header)
S02.119 Unspecified fracture of occiput (also a header)
S02.11A Type I occipital condyle fracture, right side (also a header)
S02.11B Type I occipital condyle fracture, left side (also a header)
S02.11C Type II occipital condyle fracture, right side (also a header)
S02.11D Type II occipital condyle fracture, left side (also a header)
S02.11E Type III occipital condyle fracture, right side (also a header)
S02.11F Type III occipital condyle fracture, left side (also a header)
S02.11G Other fracture of occiput, right side (also a header)
S02.11H Other fracture of occiput, left side (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Fracture of occiput

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02

Code also

any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

Note

A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Inherited from the S00-S09 section Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code also

for any associated infection

Includes

injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum
injuries of jaw
injuries of oral cavity
injuries of palate
injuries of periocular area
injuries of scalp
injuries of temporomandibular joint area
injuries of tongue
injuries of tooth

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S02.10	Unspecified fracture of base of skull	Not billable
S02.12	Fracture of orbital roof	Not billable
S02.19	Other fracture of base of skull	Not billable