S82.015
S82.015 — Nondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.015 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced osteochondral 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
S82.015 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 S82.015
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.015ANondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.015BNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.015CNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.015DNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.015ENondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.015FNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.015GNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.015HNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.015JNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.015KNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.015MNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.015NNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.015PNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.015QNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.015RNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.015SNondisplaced osteochondral fracture of left patella, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.01. If S82.015 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.015
- Is S82.015 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.015 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.015 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).