Other fracture of base of skull
Requires 7th character
S02.19 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Fracture of anterior fossa of base of skull
- Fracture of ethmoid sinus
- Fracture of frontal sinus
- Fracture of middle fossa of base of skull
- Fracture of posterior fossa of base of skull
- Fracture of sphenoid
- Fracture of temporal bone
Includes (from S02)
- 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
- Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- lateral orbital wall (S02.84-) (from S02.1)
- medial orbital wall (S02.83-) (from S02.1)
- orbital floor (S02.3-) (from S02.1)
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S02)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S02)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S02)
- effects of foreign body in ear (T16) (from S02)
- effects of foreign body in larynx (T17.3) (from S02)
- effects of foreign body in mouth NOS (T18.0) (from S02)
- effects of foreign body in nose (T17.0-T17.1) (from S02)
- effects of foreign body in pharynx (T17.2) (from S02)
- effects of foreign body on external eye (T15.-) (from S02)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S02)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S02)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S02). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter for closed fracture |
| B | initial encounter for open fracture |
| D | subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing |
| G | subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
| K | subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Fracture of anterior fossa of base of skull
- Fracture of ethmoid sinus
- Fracture of frontal sinus
- Fracture of middle fossa of base of skull
- Fracture of posterior fossa of base of skull
- Fracture of sphenoid
- Fracture of temporal bone
- Fracture, traumatic, fossa
- Fracture, traumatic, frontal, sinus
- Fracture, traumatic, sinus
- Fracture, traumatic, skull, base, specified NEC
- Fracture, traumatic, skull, temporal bone
- Fracture, traumatic, sphenoid
- Fracture, traumatic, temporal bone
Parent code
- S02.1Fracture of base of skullNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S02.19
- S02.19XAOther fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable
- S02.19XBOther fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for open fractureBillable
- S02.19XDOther fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
- S02.19XGOther fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
- S02.19XKOther fracture of base of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
- S02.19XSOther fracture of base of skull, sequelaBillable