S82.044
S82.044 — Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.044 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted 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
S82.044 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 S82.044
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.044ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.044BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.044CNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.044DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.044ENondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.044FNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.044GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.044HNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.044JNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.044KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.044MNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.044NNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.044PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.044QNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.044RNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.044SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.04. If S82.044 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.044
- Is S82.044 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.044 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.044 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).