S82.231
S82.231 — Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.231 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced oblique fracture of shaft 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
S82.231 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 S82.231
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.231ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.231BDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.231CDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.231DDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.231EDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.231FDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.231GDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.231HDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.231JDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.231KDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.231MDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.231NDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.231PDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.231QDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.231RDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.231SDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.23. If S82.231 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.232Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia
- S82.233Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
- S82.234Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.235Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia
- S82.236Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Questions about S82.231
- Is S82.231 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.231 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.231 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).