Fracture of condylar process of mandible, sequela

RetiredICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

No longer in the code set. Submitting it will not be accepted for a current date of service.

Billable FY2016 only. In the code set FY2016 only, and removed after that.

Use instead:

S02.610S Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side, sequela stated for FY2016
S02.611S Fracture of condylar process of right mandible, sequela stated for FY2016
S02.612S Fracture of condylar process of left mandible, sequela stated for FY2016

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Fracture of condylar process of mandible, sequela
FY2017 Removed from the code set

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.

Fracture, traumatic > jaw
Fracture, traumatic > malar bone
Fracture, traumatic > jaw > upper
Fracture, traumatic > ramus > mandible
Fracture, traumatic > maxilla, maxillary > inferior
Fracture, traumatic > mandible > condylar process

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S02.610	Fracture of condylar process of mandible, unspecified side	Not billable
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