S82.253
S82.253: Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.253 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S82.253
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.253
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.253
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.
Code to one of these instead S82.253
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.253ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.253BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.253CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.253DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.253EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.253FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.253GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.253HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.253JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.253KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.253MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.253NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.253PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.253QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.253RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.253SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela
Other codes under S82.25
- S82.251Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.252Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia
- S82.254Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.255Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia
- S82.256Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia