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S02.642

Fracture of ramus of left mandible

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:

  • S02.642A Fracture of ramus of left mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S02.642B Fracture of ramus of left mandible, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S02.642D Fracture of ramus of left mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S02.642G Fracture of ramus of left mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S02.642K Fracture of ramus of left mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S02.642S Fracture of ramus of left mandible, 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 ramus of left mandible

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
S02.640 Fracture of ramus of mandible, unspecified side Not billable
S02.641 Fracture of ramus of right mandible Not billable
S02.64XA Fracture of ramus of mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture Retired
S02.64XB Fracture of ramus of mandible, initial encounter for open fracture Retired
S02.64XD Fracture of ramus of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Retired
S02.64XG Fracture of ramus of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Retired
S02.64XK Fracture of ramus of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Retired
S02.64XS Fracture of ramus of mandible, sequela Retired