S82.255
S82.255: Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.255 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left 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 S82.255
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.255
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.255
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 S82.255
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.255ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.255BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.255CNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.255DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.255ENondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.255FNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.255GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.255HNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.255JNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.255KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.255MNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.255NNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.255PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.255QNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.255RNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.255SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left 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
- S82.253Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
- S82.254Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.256Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia