ICD-10-CM Code S02.10XD
Unspecified fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.POA Exempt Code
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires medical coders to indicate whether or not a condition was present at the time of admission, in order to properly assign MS-DRG codes. This "Present On Admission" (POA) indicator is recorded on CMS form 4010A.S02.10XD is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of unspecified fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
POA Indicators on CMS form 4010A are as follows:
Indicator | Meaning | CMS Will Pay CC/MCC DRG Costs |
---|---|---|
Y | Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission | Yes |
N | Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission | No |
U | Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | No |
W | Clinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission. | Yes |
1 | Exempt from POA reporting | No |
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
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #559-561 - Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with MCC.
- DRG Group #559-561 - Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with CC.
- DRG Group #559-561 - Aftercare, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without CC or MCC.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code S02.10XD and a single ICD9 code, V54.19 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: S02.10 - Unspecified fracture of base of skull