S82.291H
S82.291H: Other fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S82.291H is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type i or ii with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.291H with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "H": subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
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 S82.291H
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.291H
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.291H
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
S82.291H is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S82.291
- S82.291AOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.291BOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.291COther fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.291DOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.291EOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.291FOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.291GOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.291JOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.291KOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.291MOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.291NOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.291POther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.291QOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.291ROther fracture of shaft of right tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.291SOther fracture of shaft of right tibia, sequela