Fracture of alveolus 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:

S02.670A Fracture of alveolus of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture
S02.670B Fracture of alveolus of mandible, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture
S02.670D Fracture of alveolus of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
S02.670G Fracture of alveolus of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
S02.670K Fracture of alveolus of mandible, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
S02.670S Fracture of alveolus 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.

FY2017 Added to the code set Fracture of alveolus 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.

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

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S02.671	Fracture of alveolus of right mandible	Not billable
S02.672	Fracture of alveolus of left mandible	Not billable
S02.67XA	Fracture of alveolus of mandible, initial encounter for closed fracture	Retired
S02.67XB	Fracture of alveolus of mandible, initial encounter for open fracture	Retired
S02.67XD	Fracture of alveolus of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing	Retired
S02.67XG	Fracture of alveolus of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing	Retired
S02.67XK	Fracture of alveolus of mandible, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion	Retired
S02.67XS	Fracture of alveolus of mandible, sequela	Retired