S02Fracture of skull and facial bones
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use S02 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Group S00-S09
- Injuries to the head
- Official Vietnamese name
- Vỡ xương sọ và/hoặc gãy xương mặt
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Note: For primary coding of fracture of skull and facial bones with associated intracranial injury, reference should be made to the morbidity or mortality coding rules and guidelines in Volume 2. The following subdivisions are provided for optional use in a supplementary character position where it is not possible or not desired to use multiple coding to identify fracture and open wound; a fracture not indicated as closed or open should be classified as closed. 0 closed 1 open
Related S02 codes
S02.0
Fracture of vault of skull
S02.00
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of vault of skull, closed
S02.01
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of vault of skull, open
S02.1
Fracture of base of skull
S02.10
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of base of skull, closed
S02.11
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of base of skull, open
S02.2
Fracture of nasal bones
S02.20
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of nasal bones, closed
S02.21
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of nasal bones, open
S02.3
Fracture of orbital floor
S02.30
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of orbital floor, closed
S02.31
Primary diagnosis candidate
Fracture of orbital floor, open
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
