S82.031
S82.031 — Displaced transverse fracture of right patella
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.031 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse fracture of right 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
S82.031 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 S82.031
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.031ADisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.031BDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.031CDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.031DDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.031EDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.031FDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.031GDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.031HDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.031JDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.031KDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.031MDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.031NDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.031PDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.031QDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.031RDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.031SDisplaced transverse fracture of right patella, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.03. If S82.031 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.031
- Is S82.031 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.031 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.031 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).