S82.401C
S82.401C: Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
S82.401C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.401C with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "C": initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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 S82.401C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.401C
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.401C
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
S82.401C is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 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 S82.401
- S82.401AUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.401BUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.401DUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.401EUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.401FUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.401GUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.401HUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.401JUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.401KUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.401MUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.401NUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.401PUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.401QUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.401RUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.401SUnspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, sequela