ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00–T88
S02.2XXA
Fracture of nasal bones, initial encounter for closed fracture
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Quick facts
- Code
- S02.2XXA
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 19 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- Category
- S02 — Fracture of skull and facial bones
- Specificity
- 7 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM S02.2XXA is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of fracture of nasal bones, initial encounter for closed fracture. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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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