Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 802.1
Open fracture of nasal bones
  • Short description: Nasal bone fx-open.
  • ICD-9-CM 802.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 802.1 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 802.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 802.1: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 802.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S02.2XXB Fracture of nasal bones, initial encounter for open fracture
Approximate Synonyms
  • Nose fracture
  • Open fracture of naso orbital ethmoid
  • Open nasal bone fx
  • Open naso orbital ethmoid fx
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 802.1:
  • Broken
  • Crush, crushed, crushing (injury) 929.9
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • nasal (bone(s)) (closed) 802.0
      • open 802.1
      • sinus - see Fracture, skull, base
    • nose, nasal, (bone) (septum) (closed) 802.0
      • open 802.1
    • vomer (bone) 802.0
      • open 802.1
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