S82.243C
S82.243C: Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S82.243C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.243C with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "C": initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S82.243C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.243C
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.243C
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S82.243
- 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
- S82.243DDisplaced 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