S82.023
S82.023 — Displaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.023 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified 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
S82.023 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 S82.023
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.023ADisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.023BDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.023CDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.023DDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.023EDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.023FDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.023GDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.023HDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.023JDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.023KDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.023MDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.023NDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.023PDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.023QDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.023RDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.023SDisplaced longitudinal fracture of unspecified patella, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.02. If S82.023 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.023
- Is S82.023 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.023 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.023 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).