S82.442C — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S82.442C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th 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 S82.442C
These are not written on S82.442C, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S82.442C with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.442C
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S82.442C, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.442C
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S82.442C. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S82.442C alone.
Risk adjustment
S82.442C 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.
Medicare coverage
S82.442C is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies — 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A56900Billing and Coding: Immunizations
- A57311Billing and Coding: Physical Therapy - Home Health
Code history
S82.442C has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.442. If S82.442C is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S82.442DDisplaced 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
Questions about S82.442C
- Is S82.442C a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S82.442C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S82.442C 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).
- What cannot be coded together with S82.442C?
- S82.442C carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S82.442C (S82) and apply to it just the same.