Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of foot

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, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:

S92.251 Displaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of right foot (also a header)
S92.252 Displaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of left foot (also a header)
S92.253 Displaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of unspecified foot (also a header)
S92.254 Nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of right foot (also a header)
S92.255 Nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of left foot (also a header)
S92.256 Nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of unspecified foot (also a header)

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of foot

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 S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S92

Excludes2 - not included here

fracture of ankle (S82.-)
fracture of malleolus (S82.-)
traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

Note

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Inherited from the S90-S99 section Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

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 > tarsal bone > navicular
Fracture, traumatic > tarsal bone > navicular > nondisplaced

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S92.20	Fracture of unspecified tarsal bone(s)	Not billable
S92.21	Fracture of cuboid bone	Not billable
S92.22	Fracture of lateral cuneiform	Not billable
S92.23	Fracture of intermediate cuneiform	Not billable
S92.24	Fracture of medial cuneiform	Not billable