S82.045 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of left patella
Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.
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 S82.045
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
S82.044N Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunionS82.044P Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunionS82.044Q Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionS82.044R Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS82.044S Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of right patella, sequelaS82.045 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of left patella (this code)S82.045A Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fractureS82.045B Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS82.045C Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of left patella, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICS82.045D Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingS82.045E Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing