S32.422
S32.422 — Displaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S32.422 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of posterior wall of left 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
S32.422 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 S32.422
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S32.422ADisplaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S32.422BDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum, initial encounter for open fracture
- S32.422DDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S32.422GDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S32.422KDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S32.422SDisplaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S32.42. If S32.422 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S32.421Displaced fracture of posterior wall of right 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 S32.422
- Is S32.422 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S32.422 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S32.422 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).