S82.846
S82.846 — Nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S82.846 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg. 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
S82.846 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 S82.846
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.846ANondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.846BNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.846CNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.846DNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.846ENondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.846FNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.846GNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.846HNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.846JNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.846KNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.846MNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.846NNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.846PNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.846QNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.846RNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.846SNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.84. If S82.846 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.846
- Is S82.846 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.846 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.846 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).