S82.265
S82.265 — Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.265 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced segmental 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
Risk adjustment
S82.265 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 S82.265
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.265ANondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.265BNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.265CNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.265DNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.265ENondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.265FNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.265GNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.265HNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.265JNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.265KNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.265MNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.265NNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.265PNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.265QNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.265RNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.265SNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of left tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.26. If S82.265 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
- S82.263Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
- S82.264Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of right tibia
- S82.266Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Questions about S82.265
- Is S82.265 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.265 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.265 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).