S82.442
S82.442 — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.442 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula. 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
S82.442 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 S82.442
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.442ADisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.442BDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.442CDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.442DDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.442EDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.442FDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.442GDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.442HDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.442JDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.442KDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.442MDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.442NDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.442PDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.442QDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.442RDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.442SDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.44. If S82.442 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.441Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula
- S82.443Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
- S82.444Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula
- S82.445Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula
- S82.446Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
Questions about S82.442
- Is S82.442 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.442 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.442 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).