Question

Patient is in the ED due to a football hitting his nose when playing tackle football in the park. X-rays shows a displaced nasal fracture. What IDC-10-CM codes are reported

Answer 1

The code is S02.2

Step-by-step explanation:

The ICD-10 is the diagnostic classification system and procedures, which replaced the ICD-9 coding system, since 2015. It has been maintained by the World Health Organization in conjunction with 10 other international centers. For the displaced nasal fracture the code would be S02.2 that corresponds to a fractured nose, nasal (bone) (septum)