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S02.65XA

Fracture of angle of mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture

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:

  • S02.650A Fracture of angle of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture stated for FY2016
  • S02.651A Fracture of angle of right mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture stated for FY2016
  • S02.652A Fracture of angle of left mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture 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.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Fracture of angle of mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture
  2. 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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S02.650 Fracture of angle of mandible, unspecified side Not billable
S02.651 Fracture of angle of right mandible Not billable
S02.652 Fracture of angle of left mandible Not billable
S02.65XB Fracture of angle of mandible, initial encounter for open fracture Retired
S02.65XD Fracture of angle of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Retired
S02.65XG Fracture of angle of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Retired
S02.65XK Fracture of angle of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Retired
S02.65XS Fracture of angle of mandible, sequela Retired