S82.491
S82.491 — Other fracture of shaft of right fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.491 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other 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
S82.491 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 S82.491
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.491AOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.491BOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.491COther fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.491DOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.491EOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.491FOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.491GOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.491HOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.491JOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.491KOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.491MOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.491NOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.491POther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.491QOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.491ROther fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.491SOther fracture of shaft of right fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.49. If S82.491 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.491
- Is S82.491 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.491 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.491 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).