S82.209
S82.209 — Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.209 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S82.209 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S82.209
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.209AUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.209BUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.209CUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.209DUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.209EUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.209FUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.209GUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.209HUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.209JUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.209KUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.209MUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.209NUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.209PUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.209QUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.209RUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.209SUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.20. If S82.209 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.209
- Is S82.209 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.209 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.209 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89).