S32.436 — Nondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum
S32.436 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified 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
S32.436 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.
How S32.436 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to S32.436.
- Fracture, traumatic›acetabulum›column›anterior›nondisplaced
Code to one of these instead S32.436
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S32.436ANondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S32.436BNondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum, initial encounter for open fracture
- S32.436DNondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S32.436GNondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S32.436KNondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S32.436SNondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S32.43. If S32.436 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S32.431Displaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of right acetabulum
- S32.432Displaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of left acetabulum
- S32.433Displaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of unspecified acetabulum
- S32.434Nondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of right acetabulum
- S32.435Nondisplaced fracture of anterior column [iliopubic] of left acetabulum
Questions about S32.436
- Is S32.436 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S32.436 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S32.436 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).