S82.244
S82.244 — Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.244 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced spiral 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
S82.244 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 S82.244
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.244ANondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.244BNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.244CNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.244DNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.244ENondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.244FNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.244GNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.244HNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.244JNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.244KNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.244MNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.244NNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.244PNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.244QNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.244RNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.244SNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.24. If S82.244 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.244
- Is S82.244 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.244 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.244 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).