Displaced transverse fracture of right patella

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 16 more specific codes instead:

S82.031A Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
S82.031B Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
S82.031C Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S82.031D Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
S82.031E Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
S82.031F Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
S82.031G Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
S82.031H Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
S82.031J Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
S82.031K Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
S82.031M Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
S82.031N Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
S82.031P Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
S82.031Q Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
S82.031R Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
S82.031S Displaced transverse fracture of right patella, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Displaced transverse fracture of right patella

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 S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82

Seventh character values

initial encounter for open fracture NOS

Excludes1 - never coded here

traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

fracture of foot, except ankle (S92.-)
periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic ankle joint (M97.2)
periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic implant of knee joint (M97.1-)

Includes

fracture of malleolus

Note

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification

Inherited from the S80-S89 section Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Excludes2 - not included here

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

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.

Broken > leg
Injury > leg > fracture
Fracture, traumatic > knee cap
Fracture, traumatic > leg > patella
Fracture, traumatic > patella > transverse
Fracture, traumatic > patella > transverse > nondisplaced

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S82.032	Displaced transverse fracture of left patella	Not billable
S82.033	Displaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella	Not billable
S82.034	Nondisplaced transverse fracture of right patella	Not billable
S82.035	Nondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella	Not billable
S82.036	Nondisplaced transverse fracture of unspecified patella	Not billable