S92.242
S92.242 — Displaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S92.242 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot. 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 each code from category S92
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S92.242 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 S92.242
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S92.242ADisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S92.242BDisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot, initial encounter for open fracture
- S92.242DDisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S92.242GDisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S92.242KDisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S92.242PDisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S92.242SDisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S92.24. If S92.242 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S92.241Displaced fracture of medial cuneiform of right foot
- S92.243Displaced fracture of medial cuneiform of unspecified foot
- S92.244Nondisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of right foot
- S92.245Nondisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of left foot
- S92.246Nondisplaced fracture of medial cuneiform of unspecified foot
Questions about S92.242
- Is S92.242 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S92.242 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S92.242 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99).