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.
7th 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
Risk adjustment
S82.121B 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.
Medicare coverage
S82.121B is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.121. If S82.121B is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S82.121B
- Is S82.121B a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S82.121B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S82.121B 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).