S82.156
S82.156 — Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.156 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity. 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
S82.156 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 S82.156
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.156ANondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.156BNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.156CNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.156DNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.156ENondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.156FNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.156GNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.156HNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.156JNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.156KNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.156MNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.156NNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.156PNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.156QNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.156RNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.156SNondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.15. If S82.156 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.156
- Is S82.156 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.156 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.156 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).