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S32.499A

Other specified fracture of unspecified acetabulum, initial encounter for closed fracture

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Other fracture of acetabulum, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture
  2. FY2011 Draft description revised draft Other fracture of acetabulum, unspecified side, initial encounter for closed fracture Other specified fracture of unspecified acetabulum, initial encounter for closed fracture

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S32 Fracture of lumbar spine and pelvis

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S32

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • transection of abdomen (S38.3)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • fracture of hip NOS (S72.0-)

Code first

  • any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-)

Includes

  • fracture of lumbosacral neural arch
  • fracture of lumbosacral spinous process
  • fracture of lumbosacral transverse process
  • fracture of lumbosacral vertebra
  • fracture of lumbosacral vertebral arch

Note

  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as opened or closed should be coded to closed

Inherited from the S30-S39 section Injuries to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, pelvis and external genitals (S30-S39)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • effects of foreign body in anus and rectum (T18.5)
  • effects of foreign body in genitourinary tract (T19.-)
  • effects of foreign body in stomach, small intestine and colon (T18.2-T18.4)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Includes

  • injuries to the abdominal wall
  • injuries to the anus
  • injuries to the buttock
  • injuries to the external genitalia
  • injuries to the flank
  • injuries to the groin

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S32.499B Other specified fracture of unspecified acetabulum, initial encounter for open fracture Valid
S32.499D Other specified fracture of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing Valid
S32.499G Other specified fracture of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing Valid
S32.499K Other specified fracture of unspecified acetabulum, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion Valid
S32.499S Other specified fracture of unspecified acetabulum, sequela Valid