S82.446J
S82.446J: Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S82.446J is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.446J with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "J": subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
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 S82.446J
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.446J
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.446J
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.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S82.446
- S82.446ANondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.446BNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.446CNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.446DNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.446ENondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.446FNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.446GNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.446HNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.446KNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.446MNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.446NNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.446PNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.446QNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.446RNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.446SNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, sequela