S82.235
S82.235 — Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.235 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left 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
S82.235 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 S82.235
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.235ANondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.235BNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.235CNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.235DNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.235ENondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.235FNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.235GNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.235HNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.235JNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.235KNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.235MNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.235NNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.235PNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.235QNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.235RNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.235SNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.23. If S82.235 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.231Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right tibia
- 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
- S82.236Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Questions about S82.235
- Is S82.235 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.235 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.235 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).