S82.144
S82.144 — Nondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.144 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced bicondylar fracture 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
S82.144 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 S82.144
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.144ANondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.144BNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.144CNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.144DNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.144ENondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.144FNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.144GNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.144HNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.144JNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.144KNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.144MNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.144NNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.144PNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.144QNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.144RNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.144SNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of right tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.14. If S82.144 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.144
- Is S82.144 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.144 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.144 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).