S32.452
S32.452 — Displaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S32.452 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse fracture 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
S32.452 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 S32.452
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S32.452ADisplaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S32.452BDisplaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum, initial encounter for open fracture
- S32.452DDisplaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S32.452GDisplaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S32.452KDisplaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S32.452SDisplaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S32.45. If S32.452 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S32.451Displaced transverse fracture of right acetabulum
- S32.453Displaced transverse fracture of unspecified acetabulum
- S32.454Nondisplaced transverse fracture of right acetabulum
- S32.455Nondisplaced transverse fracture of left acetabulum
- S32.456Nondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified acetabulum
Questions about S32.452
- Is S32.452 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S32.452 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S32.452 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).