S02.842

Fracture of lateral orbital wall, left side

Requires 7th character

S02.842 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

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.

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-) (from S02)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • for any associated infection (from S02)
  • any associated intracranial injury (S06.-) (from S02)

7th character

This code requires a 7th character (defined at S02). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

CharacterMeaning
Ainitial encounter for closed fracture
Binitial encounter for open fracture
Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
Ssequela

Parent code

  • S02.84Fracture of lateral orbital wallNeeds 7th char

More specific codes S02.842

  • S02.842AFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable
  • S02.842BFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, initial encounter for open fractureBillable
  • S02.842DFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingBillable
  • S02.842GFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingBillable
  • S02.842KFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionBillable
  • S02.842SFracture of lateral orbital wall, left side, sequelaBillable

Related codes

  • S02.841Fracture of lateral orbital wall, right sideNeeds 7th char
  • S02.849Fracture of lateral orbital wall, unspecified sideNeeds 7th char

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