S82.121
S82.121 — Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.121 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right 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
S82.121 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 S82.121
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.121ADisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.121BDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.121CDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.121DDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.121EDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.121FDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.121GDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.121HDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.121JDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.121KDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.121MDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.121NDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.121PDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.121QDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.121RDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.121SDisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.12. If S82.121 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.122Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of left tibia
- S82.123Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia
- S82.124Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia
- S82.125Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of left tibia
- S82.126Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia
Questions about S82.121
- Is S82.121 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.121 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.121 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).