S82.046
S82.046 — Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.046 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted 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
S82.046 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 S82.046
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.046ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.046BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.046CNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.046DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.046ENondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.046FNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.046GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.046HNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.046JNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.046KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.046MNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.046NNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.046PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.046QNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.046RNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.046SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of unspecified patella, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.04. If S82.046 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.046
- Is S82.046 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.046 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.046 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).