S02.841A (Fracture of lateral orbital wall, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S02.841S (Fracture of lateral orbital wall, right side, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S02.841A and S02.841S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Same underlying diagnosis, different encounter phase.
The 7th character records the phase of care for the encounter being coded, so a single encounter takes one of these characters, not several. Review whether both phases belong on the same episode of care.
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a
Same injury, other encounter phase. S02.841A and S02.841S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
| S02.841AFracture of lateral orbital wall, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture | S02.841SFracture of lateral orbital wall, right side, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Fracture of lateral orbital wall, right side, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S02.841A). | Fracture of lateral orbital wall, right side, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S02.841S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02 | The 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