S82.251B
S82.251B: Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
S82.251B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type i or ii. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.251B with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "B": initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
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 S82.251B
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.251B
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.251B
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.
Medicare coverage
S82.251B is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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- A57311Billing and Coding: Physical Therapy - Home Health
- A57685Billing and Coding: Total Knee Arthroplasty
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S82.251
- S82.251ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.251CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.251DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.251EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.251FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.251GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.251HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.251JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.251KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.251MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.251NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.251PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.251QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.251RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.251SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, sequela