ICD-10-CM Code S02.10
Unspecified fracture of base of skull
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.7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."ICD Code S02.10 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'unspecified fracture of base of skull' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:
| 7th Digit | Billable Code | 7th Digit Specifies |
|---|---|---|
| A | S02.10XA | initial encounter |
| B | S02.10XB | initial encounter for open fracture |
| D | S02.10XD | subsequent encounter |
| G | S02.10XG | subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
| K | S02.10XK | subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion |
| S | S02.10XS | sequela |
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More InfoThe 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
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Closed fracture of occipital bone (disorder)
- Fracture of frontal sinus (disorder)
- Closed fracture of base of skull with intracranial hemorrhage (disorder)
- Open fracture of base of skull without intracranial injury (disorder)
- Open fracture of base of skull with subarachnoid, subdural AND/OR extradural hemorrhage (disorder)
- Open fracture of base of skull with intracranial hemorrhage (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
- Possible requirement for additional code to fully describe disease or condition
- Episode of care information needed
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S02.10 - Unspecified fracture of base of skull'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S02.10. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S02.1 - Fracture of base of skull