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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S92.256Nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of unspecified foot

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S92.256 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.Short description: Nondisplaced fracture of navicular of unspecified foot

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S92.256

S92.256 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of unspecified foot. It belongs to category S92 (fracture of foot and toe, except ankle), block S90-S99 (injuries to the ankle and foot) 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 7 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S92.25, choose S92.256 (Nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of unspecified foot) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: displaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of right foot (S92.251), displaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of left foot (S92.252), displaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of unspecified foot (S92.253), nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of right foot (S92.254) and nondisplaced fracture of navicular [scaphoid] of left foot (S92.255).

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, P for subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion and 1 more. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S92

  • Ainitial encounter for closed fractureS92.256A
  • Binitial encounter for open fractureS92.256B
  • Dsubsequent encounter for fracture with routine healingS92.256D
  • Gsubsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healingS92.256G
  • Ksubsequent encounter for fracture with nonunionS92.256K
  • Psubsequent encounter for fracture with malunionS92.256P
  • SsequelaS92.256S

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S92.256.

› From S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle
Note
  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Excludes2
  • fracture of ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of malleolus (S82.-)
  • traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

Broader instructions also apply from S90-S99 Injuries to the ankle and foot and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

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
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S92.256

Is S92.256 billable?

No. S92.256 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.