S82.025M Nondisp longitud fx l patella, 7thM

Instructional Notes:

S82.025M
Description: Nondisp longitud fx l patella, 7thM
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S82.025
Description: Nondisplaced longitudinal fracture of left patella
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S82.02
Description: Longitudinal fracture of patella
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S82.0
Description: Fracture of patella
Inclusion Term:
- Knee cap
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S82
Description: Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
Exclude1:
- traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
Exclude2:
- 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-)
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
Include:
- fracture of malleolus
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S80-S89
Description: Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Exclude2:
- 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)
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Use Additional Code:
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)