S82.444S — Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, sequela
S82.444S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of right fibula, sequela. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "S" — sequela
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 S82.444S
These are not written on S82.444S, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S82.444S with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.444S
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S82.444S, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.444S
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S82.444S. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S82.444S alone.
Risk adjustment
S82.444S 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
S82.444S 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.
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Code history
S82.444S 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 S82.444. If S82.444S is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S82.444S
- Is S82.444S a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S82.444S is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S82.444S 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 S82.444S?
- S82.444S 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 S82.444S (S82) and apply to it just the same.