S82.226
S82.226 — Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.226 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft 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
S82.226 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 S82.226
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.226ANondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.226BNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.226CNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.226DNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.226ENondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.226FNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.226GNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.226HNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.226JNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.226KNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.226MNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.226NNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.226PNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.226QNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.226RNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.226SNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.22. If S82.226 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.221Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.222Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left tibia
- S82.223Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
- S82.224Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.225Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left tibia
Questions about S82.226
- Is S82.226 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.226 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.226 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).