ICD-10-CM Code S02.6
Fracture of mandible
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 S02.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of S02.6 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of mandible' in more detail.
- S02.6 Fracture of mandible NON-BILLABLE
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- S02.600 Fracture of unspecified part of body of mandible NON-BILLABLE
- S02.609 Fracture of mandible, unspecified NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S026 is used to code Facial trauma
Facial trauma, also called maxillofacial trauma, is any physical trauma to the face. Facial trauma can involve soft tissue injuries such as burns, lacerations and bruises, or fractures of the facial bones such as nasal fractures and fractures of the jaw, as well as trauma such as eye injuries. Symptoms are specific to the type of injury; for example, fractures may involve pain, swelling, loss of function, or changes in the shape of facial structures.
| Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
1865 illustration of a private injured in the American Civil War by a shell two years previously
Coding Notes for S02.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Fracture of lower jaw (bone)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S02.6 - Fracture of mandible'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S02.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S02 - Fracture of skull and facial bones