S32.422 (Displaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum) compared with S32.423 (Displaced fracture of posterior wall of unspecified acetabulum), from the official CMS tabular data. S32.422 and S32.423 code the same condition on opposite sides.
Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.
These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)
Same condition, opposite side. S32.422 and S32.423 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.
Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.
| S32.422Displaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum | S32.423Displaced fracture of posterior wall of unspecified acetabulum | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Non-billable header |
| Classification | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) | S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) |
| Definition | Displaced fracture of posterior wall of left acetabulum is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S32.422). | Displaced fracture of posterior wall of unspecified acetabulum is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S32.423). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S32 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S32 |
| Includes | fracture of lumbosacral neural arch fracture of lumbosacral spinous process fracture of lumbosacral transverse process fracture of lumbosacral vertebra | fracture of lumbosacral neural arch fracture of lumbosacral spinous process fracture of lumbosacral transverse process fracture of lumbosacral vertebra |
| Code first | any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-) | any associated spinal cord and spinal nerve injury (S34.-) |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources