S82.036
S82.036 — Nondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.036 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced transverse 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
S82.036 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 S82.036
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.036ANondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.036BNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.036CNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.036DNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.036ENondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.036FNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.036GNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.036HNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.036JNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.036KNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.036MNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.036NNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.036PNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.036QNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.036RNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.036SNondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.03. If S82.036 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.036
- Is S82.036 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.036 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.036 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).