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S02.849G

Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2020 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2020 to now.

  1. FY2020 Added to the code set Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

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
S02.849A Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture Valid
S02.849B Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified side, initial encounter for open fracture Valid
S02.849D Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
S02.849K Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Valid
S02.849S Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified side, sequela Valid