S82.146
S82.146 — Nondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.146 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced bicondylar fracture 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
S82.146 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 S82.146
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.146ANondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.146BNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.146CNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.146DNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.146ENondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.146FNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.146GNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.146HNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.146JNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.146KNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.146MNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.146NNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.146PNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.146QNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.146RNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.146SNondisplaced bicondylar fracture of unspecified tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.14. If S82.146 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.146
- Is S82.146 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.146 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.146 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).