Maxillary fracture, right side, 7thD

Maxillary fracture, right side, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

📋Clinical Description

This code signifies a fracture of the right maxilla (upper jaw bone) that is currently in a healing phase without complications. It indicates that the patient is receiving follow-up care for a previously diagnosed and treated maxillary fracture.

🎯When to Use

Use this code for patients presenting for routine follow-up appointments, cast changes, or imaging to monitor the healing progress of a right maxillary fracture. Documentation should clearly state "routine healing," "subsequent encounter," or similar language indicating ongoing care for a non-acute fracture.

💡Coding Tips

Ensure documentation specifies "right side" of the maxilla; otherwise, an unspecified laterality code may be more appropriate.
Distinguish between "routine healing" and "delayed healing" or "nonunion," which have different subsequent encounter codes.
This code should be sequenced after any codes for external causes of injury (e.g., V-codes, W-codes, X-codes) if applicable.

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Code Hierarchy

▲S02.40CMaxillary fracture, right side

S02.40CD(current)

Same Category

S02Fracture of skull and facial bones S02.0Fracture of vault of skull S02.0XXAFracture of vault of skull, init encntr for closed fracture S02.0XXBFracture of vault of skull, init encntr for open fracture S02.0XXDFracture of vault of skull, subs for fx w routn heal S02.0XXGFracture of vault of skull, subs for fx w delay heal