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S01.5 vs S02.5

S01.5 (Open wound of lip and oral cavity) compared with S02.5 (Fracture of tooth (traumatic)), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. S01.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering S02.5: “open skull fracture (S02.- with 7th character B)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Yes, when both are documented. S01.5 carries an Excludes2 note covering S02.5: “tooth fracture (S02.5)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

Side by side

S01.5Open wound of lip and oral cavityS02.5Fracture of tooth (traumatic)
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S01.501A, S01.501D, S01.501S, S01.502A, S01.502D

Non-billable header

Report instead: S02.5XXA, S02.5XXB, S02.5XXD, S02.5XXG, S02.5XXK

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionOpen wound of lip and oral cavity is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S01.5).Fracture of tooth (traumatic) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S02.5).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S01The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02
Includes
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum
injuries of ear
injuries of eye
injuries of face [any part]
injuries of gum

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources