S82.455
S82.455 — Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.455 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted 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
S82.455 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 S82.455
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.455ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.455BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.455CNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.455DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.455ENondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.455FNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.455GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.455HNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.455JNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.455KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.455MNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.455NNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.455PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.455QNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.455RNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.455SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.45. If S82.455 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.451Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula
- S82.452Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left fibula
- S82.453Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
- S82.454Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula
- S82.456Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
Questions about S82.455
- Is S82.455 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.455 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.455 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).