S82.035A vs S82.035J
S82.035A (Nondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S82.035J (Nondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.035A and S82.035J code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S82.035A and S82.035J code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.
Side by side
| S82.035ANondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fracture | S82.035JNondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| 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 | Nondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.035A). | Nondisplaced transverse fracture of left patella, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.035J). |
| 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