S82.126
S82.126 — Nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.126 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle 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
S82.126 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 S82.126
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.126ANondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.126BNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.126CNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.126DNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.126ENondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.126FNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.126GNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.126HNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.126JNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.126KNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.126MNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.126NNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.126PNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.126QNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.126RNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.126SNondisplaced fracture of lateral condyle of unspecified tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.12. If S82.126 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.121Displaced fracture of lateral condyle of right tibia
- 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
Questions about S82.126
- Is S82.126 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.126 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.126 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).