Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 801.00
Closed fracture of base of skull without intra cranial injury with state of consciousness unspecified
  • Short description: Clos skull base fracture.
  • ICD-9-CM 801.00 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 801.00 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 801.00.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 801.00: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 801.00 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S02.10XA Unspecified fracture of base of skull, initial encounter for closed fracture
Approximate Synonyms
  • Basilar skull fx
  • Closed fracture of base of skull
  • Closed fracture of base of skull without intracranial injury
  • Closed fracture of frontal sinus
  • Closed fracture of naso orbital ethmoid
  • Closed fracture of naso orbital ethmoid bone
  • Closed fracture of occipital bone
  • Closed fracture of temporal bone
  • Complex fracture of temporal bone
  • Cribriform plate fracture
  • Fracture of anterior fossa
  • Fracture of base of skull
  • Fracture of basilar portion of occipital bone
  • Fracture of clivus of occipital bone
  • Fracture of ethmoid bone
  • Fracture of ethmoid sinus
  • Fracture of frontal sinus
  • Fracture of frontonasoethmoidal complex with increased intercanthal distance
  • Fracture of middle fossa
  • Fracture of occipital bone
  • Fracture of occipital condyle
  • Fracture of orbital plate of ethmoid bone
  • Fracture of orbital roof
  • Fracture of posterior fossa
  • Fracture of sphenoid bone
  • Fracture of temporal bone
  • Front sinus fracture
  • Frontal sinus fx
  • Longitudinal fracture of temporal bone
  • Naso orbital ethmoid fx
  • Nose fracture
  • Occipital fx
  • Petrous bone fracture
  • Skull fracture
  • Sphenoid sinus fracture
  • Temporal bone fracture
  • Temporal bone fx
  • Transverse fracture of temporal bone
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