ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00–T88
S02.121
Fracture of orbital roof, right side
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- S02.121
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Category
- S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM S02.121 is a category (header) for fracture of orbital roof, right side. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in S02
- S02Fracture of skull and facial bones
- S02.0Fracture of vault of skull
- S02.0XXAFracture of vault of skull, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S02.0XXBFracture of vault of skull, initial encounter for open fracture
- S02.0XXDFracture of vault of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S02.0XXGFracture of vault of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S02.0XXKFracture of vault of skull, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S02.0XXSFracture of vault of skull, sequela
- S02.1Fracture of base of skull
- S02.10Unspecified fracture of base of skull
- S02.101Fracture of base of skull, right side
- S02.101AFracture of base of skull, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S02.101BFracture of base of skull, right side, initial encounter for open fracture
- S02.101DFracture of base of skull, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S02.101GFracture of base of skull, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
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