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S02.610

Fracture of condylar process of mandible, 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, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:

  • S02.610A Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S02.610B Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S02.610D Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S02.610G Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S02.610K Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S02.610S Fracture of condylar process of mandible, 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 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Fracture of condylar process of mandible, 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
S02.611 Fracture of condylar process of right mandible Not billable
S02.612 Fracture of condylar process of left mandible Not billable
S02.61XA Fracture of condylar process of mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture Retired
S02.61XB Fracture of condylar process of mandible, initial encounter for open fracture Retired
S02.61XD Fracture of condylar process of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Retired
S02.61XG Fracture of condylar process of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Retired
S02.61XK Fracture of condylar process of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Retired
S02.61XS Fracture of condylar process of mandible, sequela Retired