ICD-10-CM Code S02.1
Fracture of base of skull
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S02.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S02.1 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of base of skull' in more detail.
- S02.1 Fracture of base of skull NON-BILLABLE
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- S02.110 Type I occipital condyle fracture NON-BILLABLE
- S02.111 Type II occipital condyle fracture NON-BILLABLE
- S02.112 Type III occipital condyle fracture NON-BILLABLE
- S02.113 Unspecified occipital condyle fracture NON-BILLABLE
- S02.118 Other fracture of occiput NON-BILLABLE
- S02.119 Unspecified fracture of occiput NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S021 is used to code Basilar skull fracture
A basilar skull fracture (or basal skull fracture) is a fracture of the base of the skull, typically involving the temporal bone, occipital bone, sphenoid bone, and/or ethmoid bone.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
| ICD 9 Code: | 801.1 |
A subtle temporal bone fracture as seen on CT in a person with a severe head injury
Coding Notes for S02.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Orbit NOS - instead, use code S02.8
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Orbital floor - instead, use code S02.3-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S02.1 - Fracture of base of skull'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S02.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S02 - Fracture of skull and facial bones