S82.121B
S82.121B: Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
S82.121B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type i or ii. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.121B with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "B": initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S82.121B
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.121B
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S82.1: Fracture of upper end of tibia
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.121B
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S82.121B is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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- A56900Billing and Coding: Immunizations
- A57311Billing and Coding: Physical Therapy - Home Health
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S82.121
- S82.121ADisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- 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