AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM NEW/REVISED CODES

Fracture of Skull and Facial Bones

The following subcategories have been expanded to allow the ability to report laterality for these types of fractures of the skull and facial bones: S02.1    Fracture of base of skull S02.3    Fracture of orbital floor S02.4    Fracture of malar, maxillary, and zygoma bones S02.6    Fracture of mandible S02.8    Fracture of other specified skull and facial bones The occipital bone is a trapezoid shaped bone found at the lower back area of the cranium and is comprised of four parts: the basilar part, two condylar...

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