Fracture of mandible, unspecified

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 4 more specific codes instead:

S02.600 Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible, unspecified side (also a header)
S02.601 Fracture of unspecified part of body of right mandible (also a header)
S02.602 Fracture of unspecified part of body of left mandible (also a header)
S02.609 Fracture of mandible, unspecified (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 mandible, unspecified

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
S02.61	Fracture of condylar process of mandible	Not billable
S02.62	Fracture of subcondylar process of mandible	Not billable
S02.63	Fracture of coronoid process of mandible	Not billable
S02.64	Fracture of ramus of mandible	Not billable
S02.65	Fracture of angle of mandible	Not billable
S02.66	Fracture of symphysis of mandible	Not billable
S02.67	Fracture of alveolus of mandible	Not billable
S02.69	Fracture of mandible of other specified site	Not billable