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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S02.83Fracture of medial orbital wall

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S02.83 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code last changed in FY2020 (effective October 1, 2019). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S02.83

S02.83 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for fracture of medial orbital wall. It belongs to category S02 (fracture of skull and facial bones), block S00-S09 (injuries to the head) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S02.8 (fractures of other specified skull and facial bones), S02.83 is specifically for fracture of medial orbital wall. Related codes cover other specified skull and facial bones, unspecified side (S02.80), other specified skull and facial bones, right side (S02.81), other specified skull and facial bones, left side (S02.82), lateral orbital wall (S02.84) and orbit, unspecified (S02.85).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, B for initial encounter for open fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S02.83, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: orbital floor (S02.3-) and orbital roof (S02.12-).

It was added in FY2020, effective October 1, 2019.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S02

  • Ainitial encounter for closed fracture
  • Binitial encounter for open fracture
  • Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • Ssequela

Coding notes

Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S02.83.

› From S02.8 Fractures of other specified skull and facial bones
Excludes2
  • fracture of orbital floor (S02.3-)
  • fracture of orbital roof (S02.12-)
› From S02 Fracture of skull and facial bones
Note
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Code also
  • any associated intracranial injury (S06.-)

Broader instructions also apply from S00-S09 Injuries to the head and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Alphabetic index entries

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Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S02.83.

Codes whose notes reference S02.83

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2020 (effective 10/1/2019): Added
  • No changes since FY2020.

Common questions about S02.83

Is S02.83 billable?

No. S02.83 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.