S02

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Rankcategory

Official Description

Fracture of skull and facial bones

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use Additional Code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

S00-S09 Parent Instructions

Includes

injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum
injuries of jaw
injuries of oral cavity
injuries of palate
injuries of periocular area
injuries of scalp
injuries of temporomandibular joint area
injuries of tongue
injuries of tooth

Excludes2(Not included here)

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
effects of foreign body in ear (T16)
effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3)
effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0)
effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1)
effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2)
effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-)
frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Code Also

for any associated infection

Instructional Notes

Code Also

any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S00-S09Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

S02Fracture of skull and facial bones

S02.0Fracture of vault of skull

S02.1Fracture of base of skull

S02.2Fracture of nasal bones

S02.3Fracture of orbital floor

S02.4Fracture of malar, maxillary and zygoma bones

S02.5Fracture of tooth (traumatic)

S02.6Fracture of mandible

S02.8Fractures of other specified skull and facial bones

S02.9Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bones

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S02:

blockS00-S09

Injuries to the head (S00-S09)

View context instructions

chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

View context instructions

Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to S02. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

25 raw paths

Broken1 unique routes

nose→S02

Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation)24 unique routes

blow-out→S02

face bone→S02

fossa (anterior) (middle) (posterior)→S02

frontal (bone) (skull)→S02(2 variants)

sinus→S02

malar bone→S02(3 variants)

left side→S02

right side→S02