S82.002A Unspecified fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Built from S82.002 with 7th character A (initial encounter for closed fracture).
Applies from S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
Includes
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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-)
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
Notes
- 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
7th character required
- 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
Applies from S82.0 Fracture of patella
Applicable to
Code annotations containing back-references to S82.002A
Back-references to S82
- Type 2 Excludes:
M23 Internal derangement of knee ("current injury - see injury of knee and lower leg (S80-S89)") - Type 1 Excludes:
M84.3 Stress fracture ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") - Type 2 Excludes:
S72 Fracture of femur ("fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
S81 Open wound of knee and lower leg ("open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)") - Type 2 Excludes:
S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle ("fracture of ankle (S82.-)") - Type 2 Excludes:
S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle ("fracture of malleolus (S82.-)")
Nearby codes
S82.001P Unspecified fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunionS82.001Q Unspecified fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionS82.001R Unspecified fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS82.001S Unspecified fracture of right patella, sequelaS82.002 Unspecified fracture of left patellaS82.002A Unspecified fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fracture (this code)S82.002B Unspecified fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS82.002C Unspecified fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICS82.002D Unspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingS82.002E Unspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingS82.002F Unspecified fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing