icd 10 code for fracture maxillary sinus

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Maxillary fracture, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture. S02.401A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S02.401A became effective on October 1, 2018.

Maxillary fracture, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture. S02. 401A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S02.

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What is a maxillary fracture?

A maxilla fracture happens when the maxilla becomes cracked or broken. This often happens due to injuries to the face, such as from falling, a car accident, getting punched, or running into an object. These injuries can be significant.

What is the ICD code for fracture?

Categories grouped by injury in ICD-9-CM such as fractures (800–829), dislocations (830–839), and sprains and strains (840–848) are grouped in ICD-10-CM by site, such as injuries to the head (S00–S09), injuries to the neck (S10–S19), and injuries to the thorax (S20–S29).

Who treats maxillary sinus fracture?

One or multiple board-certified surgeons may be needed to treat these patients, which could include an otolaryngologist, facial trauma surgeon, oral maxillofacial surgeon, facial plastic surgeon, neurosurgeon, and/or ophthalmologist.Dec 15, 2021

What are the causes of maxillary fracture?

Maxillary fractures often result from high-energy blunt force injury to the facial skeleton. Typical mechanisms of trauma include motor vehicle accidents, altercations, and falls.Jun 8, 2020

What is the ICD-10 code for closed fracture?

Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture. S52. 501A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is ICD-10 code for distal radius fracture?

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What is the maxillary sinus?

(MAK-sih-LAYR-ee SY-nus) A type of paranasal sinus (a hollow space in the bones around the nose). There are two large maxillary sinuses, one in each of the maxillary bones, which are in the cheek area next to the nose. The maxillary sinuses are lined with cells that make mucus to keep the nose from drying out.

Where is a maxillary sinus fracture?

Fractures of the maxillary sinuses are usually coupled with cheekbone fractures. In cases of isolated maxillary sinus fractures, you may notice air under the skin of the cheek or notice bleeding during nose blowing.

What is the Le Fort classification of maxillary bone fracture?

Le Fort Type II

These fractures extend superiorly in the midface to include the nasal bridge, maxilla, lacrimal bones, orbital floor, and rim. They are pyramidal fractures with teeth at the base and nasal bone at the apex. These fractures are typically bilateral.

Which of the following is considered the highest and most severe classification of maxillary fracture?

Le Fort III is the most severe fracture and results in complete separation of the facial bones from the cranium. Displaced midface fractures require open reduction and rigid internal fixation.

How do you treat a maxillary sinus fracture?

Similarly, maxillary sinus fractures may also not require repair. This is especially true if fractured pieces of bone are not displaced. However, in cases of severe displacement, repair is required. In these instances repair can be performed through a small incision on the inside of the gum line.

What are the symptoms of maxillary fracture?

Symptoms of a fracture to the face may include pain as well as bruising, swelling or tenderness. Symptoms of a nose fracture may include: Purplish patch on skin caused when blood leaks from broken blood vessels (also called bruising or ecchymosis). Discoloration under the eyes (“black eyes”).Sep 21, 2020

What are the symptoms of a fracture?

Symptoms are specific to the type of injury; for example, fractures may involve pain, swelling, loss of function, or changes in the shape of facial structures. Specialty: Emergency Medicine. 1865 illustration of a private injured in the American Civil War by a shell two years previously. Source: Wikipedia.

What is facial trauma?

Facial trauma, also called maxillofacial trauma, is any physical trauma to the face. Facial trauma can involve soft tissue injuries such as burns, lacerations and bruises, or fractures of the facial bones such as nasal fractures and fractures of the jaw, as well as trauma such as eye injuries.

What is inclusion term?

Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.

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