S32.473
S32.473 — Displaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S32.473 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of medial wall 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
S32.473 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 S32.473
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S32.473ADisplaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S32.473BDisplaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum, initial encounter for open fracture
- S32.473DDisplaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S32.473GDisplaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S32.473KDisplaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S32.473SDisplaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S32.47. If S32.473 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S32.471Displaced fracture of medial wall of right acetabulum
- S32.472Displaced fracture of medial wall of left acetabulum
- S32.474Nondisplaced fracture of medial wall of right acetabulum
- S32.475Nondisplaced fracture of medial wall of left acetabulum
- S32.476Nondisplaced fracture of medial wall of unspecified acetabulum
Questions about S32.473
- Is S32.473 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S32.473 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S32.473 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).