S82.263
S82.263 — Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.263 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced segmental 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
Risk adjustment
S82.263 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 S82.263
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.263ADisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.263BDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.263CDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.263DDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.263EDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.263FDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.263GDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.263HDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.263JDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.263KDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.263MDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.263NDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.263PDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.263QDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.263RDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.263SDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.26. If S82.263 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.261Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.262Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia
- S82.264Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.265Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia
- S82.266Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Questions about S82.263
- Is S82.263 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.263 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.263 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).