S82.444
S82.444 — Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.444 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right 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
S82.444 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 S82.444
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.444ANondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.444BNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.444CNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.444DNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.444ENondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.444FNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.444GNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.444HNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.444JNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.444KNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.444MNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.444NNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.444PNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.444QNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.444RNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.444SNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.44. If S82.444 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.441Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula
- S82.442Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula
- S82.443Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
- S82.445Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left fibula
- S82.446Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
Questions about S82.444
- Is S82.444 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.444 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.444 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).