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S02.118

Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side

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 6 more specific codes instead:

  • S02.118A Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S02.118B Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S02.118D Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S02.118G Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S02.118K Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S02.118S Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side, sequela

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

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Other fracture of occiput
  2. FY2017 Description revised Other fracture of occiput Other fracture of occiput, unspecified side

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

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S02.110 Type I occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side Not billable
S02.111 Type II occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side Not billable
S02.112 Type III occipital condyle fracture, unspecified side Not billable
S02.113 Unspecified occipital condyle fracture Not billable
S02.119 Unspecified fracture of occiput Not billable
S02.11A Type I occipital condyle fracture, right side Not billable
S02.11B Type I occipital condyle fracture, left side Not billable
S02.11C Type II occipital condyle fracture, right side Not billable
S02.11D Type II occipital condyle fracture, left side Not billable
S02.11E Type III occipital condyle fracture, right side Not billable
S02.11F Type III occipital condyle fracture, left side Not billable
S02.11G Other fracture of occiput, right side Not billable