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S82.001 vs S82.009

S82.001 (Unspecified fracture of right patella) compared with S82.009 (Unspecified fracture of unspecified patella), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.001 and S82.009 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S82.001
Right
Unspecified fracture of right patella
S82.009
Unspecified
Unspecified fracture of unspecified patella

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)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S82.001 and S82.009 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.

Side by side

S82.001Unspecified fracture of right patellaS82.009Unspecified fracture of unspecified patella
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S82.001A, S82.001B, S82.001C, S82.001D, S82.001E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S82.009A, S82.009B, S82.009C, S82.009D, S82.009E

ClassificationS00-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)
DefinitionUnspecified fracture of right patella is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.001).Unspecified fracture of unspecified patella is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.009).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
Includes
fracture of malleolus
fracture of malleolus

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources