S82.243
S82.243 — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.243 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral 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
S82.243 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 S82.243
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.243ADisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.243BDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.243CDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.243DDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.243EDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.243FDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.243GDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.243HDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.243JDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.243KDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.243MDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.243NDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.243PDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.243QDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.243RDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.243SDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.24. If S82.243 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.243
- Is S82.243 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.243 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.243 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).