Fracture of medial orbital wall, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specificHCC V28 399
S02.831A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
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.
- orbital floor (S02.3-) (from S02.83)
- orbital roof (S02.12-) (from S02.83)
- fracture of orbital floor (S02.3-) (from S02.8)
- fracture of orbital roof (S02.12-) (from S02.8)
- 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
The 7th character values that apply to this code (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 |
Parent code
- S02.831Fracture of medial orbital wall, right sideNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- S02.831BFracture of medial orbital wall, right side, initial encounter for open fractureBillable
- S02.831DFracture of medial orbital wall, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
- S02.831GFracture of medial orbital wall, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
- S02.831KFracture of medial orbital wall, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
- S02.831SFracture of medial orbital wall, right side, sequelaBillable