S02.8
Header — not billableFractures of other specified skull and facial bones
The ICD-10 code for fractures of other specified skull and facial bones is S02.8.
S02.8 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Fracture of palate
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S02.8
- S02.80Fracture of other specified skull and facial bones, unspecified side
- S02.81Fracture of other specified skull and facial bones, right side
- S02.82Fracture of other specified skull and facial bones, left side
- S02.83Fracture of medial orbital wallnon-billable header
- S02.84Fracture of lateral orbital wallnon-billable header
- S02.85Fracture of orbit, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- S02.0Fracture of vault of skull
- S02.1Fracture of base of skullnon-billable header
- S02.2Fracture of nasal bones
- S02.3Fracture of orbital floornon-billable header
- S02.4Fracture of malar, maxillary and zygoma bonesnon-billable header
- S02.5Fracture of tooth (traumatic)
- S02.6Fracture of mandiblenon-billable header
- S02.9Fracture of unspecified skull and facial bonesnon-billable header
- S02.8Fractures of other specified skull and facial bonesnon-billable header