Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 802.5
Open fracture of malar and maxillary bones
  • Short description: Fx malar/maxillary-open.
  • ICD-9-CM 802.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 802.5 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 802.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 802.5: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 802.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S02.400B Malar fracture unspecified, initial encounter for open fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S02.401B Maxillary fracture, unspecified, initial encounter for open fracture
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S02.402B Zygomatic fracture, unspecified, initial encounter for open fracture
Approximate Synonyms
  • Complete open fracture of maxilla
  • Le Fort fracture
  • Maxilla (upper jaw) fracture
  • Open fracture of alveolar ridge of maxilla
  • Open fracture of maxilla
  • Open fracture of orbital portion of zygomatic bone
  • Open fracture of superior maxilla
  • Open fracture of zygoma
  • Open fracture of zygomatic arch
  • Open fracture of zygomatic tripod
  • Open horizontal fracture of maxilla
  • Open Le Forts type 1 fx
  • Open Le Forts type 2 fx
  • Open Le Forts type 3 fx
  • Open maxilla alveolar ridge fx
  • Open maxilla fx
  • Open maxilla superior aspect fx
  • Open pyramidal fracture of maxilla
  • Open zygomatic arch fx
  • Open zygomatic fx
  • Open zygomatic orbital fx
  • Open zygomatic tripod fx
  • Zygomatic fracture
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 802.5:
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • malar bone (closed) 802.4
      • open 802.5
    • maxilla, maxillary (superior) (upper jaw) (closed) 802.4
      • inferior - see Fracture, mandible
      • open 802.5
    • zygoma (zygomatic arch) (closed) 802.4
      • open 802.5
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