S82.021 (Displaced longitudinal fracture of right patella) compared with S82.022 (Displaced longitudinal fracture of left patella), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.021 and S82.022 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. S82.021 and S82.022 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.
| S82.021Displaced longitudinal fracture of right patella | S82.022Displaced longitudinal fracture of left patella | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header Report instead: S82.021A, S82.021B, S82.021C, S82.021D, S82.021E | Non-billable header Report instead: S82.022A, S82.022B, S82.022C, S82.022D, S82.022E |
| 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 longitudinal fracture of right patella is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.021). | Displaced longitudinal fracture of left patella is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.022). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82 | The 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