S82.002
S82.002 — Unspecified fracture of left patella
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.002 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of left patella. 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 all codes from category S82
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S82.002 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 S82.002
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.002AUnspecified fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.002BUnspecified fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.002CUnspecified fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.002DUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.002EUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.002FUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.002GUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.002HUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.002JUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.002KUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.002MUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.002NUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.002PUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.002QUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.002RUnspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.002SUnspecified fracture of left patella, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.00. If S82.002 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.002
- Is S82.002 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.002 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.002 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).