S32.421
S32.421 — Displaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S32.421 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S32
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S32.421 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S32.421
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S32.421ADisplaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S32.421BDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum, initial encounter for open fracture
- S32.421DDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S32.421GDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S32.421KDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S32.421SDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S32.42. If S32.421 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S32.422Displaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum
- S32.423Displaced fracture of posterior wall of unspecified acetabulum
- S32.424Nondisplaced fracture of posterior wall of right acetabulum
- S32.425Nondisplaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum
- S32.426Nondisplaced fracture of posterior wall of unspecified acetabulum
Questions about S32.421
- Is S32.421 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S32.421 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S32.421 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39).