S32.82XA: Multiple fractures of pelvis without disruption of pelvic ring, initial encounter for closed fracture
S32.82XA is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for multiple fractures of pelvis without disruption of pelvic ring, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S32.82XA with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for closed fracture
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
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Multiple pelvic fractures without disruption of pelvic circle
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S32.82XA
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S32.82XA
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S32.82XA
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
S32.82XA risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 402 Hip Fracture/Dislocation0.467 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
S32.82XA is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A57206Billing and Coding: Lumbar MRI
- A57311Billing and Coding: Physical Therapy - Home Health
- A57765Billing and Coding: Major Joint Replacement (Hip and Knee)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S32.82
- S32.82XBMultiple fractures of pelvis without disruption of pelvic ring, initial encounter for open fracture
- S32.82XDMultiple fractures of pelvis without disruption of pelvic ring, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S32.82XGMultiple fractures of pelvis without disruption of pelvic ring, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S32.82XKMultiple fractures of pelvis without disruption of pelvic ring, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S32.82XSMultiple fractures of pelvis without disruption of pelvic ring, sequela