S82.53
S82.53 — Displaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.53 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia. 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
S82.53 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 S82.53
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.53XADisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.53XBDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.53XCDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.53XDDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.53XEDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.53XFDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.53XGDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.53XHDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.53XJDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.53XKDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.53XMDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.53XNDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.53XPDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.53XQDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.53XRDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.53XSDisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.5. If S82.53 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.51Displaced fracture of medial malleolus of right tibia
- S82.52Displaced fracture of medial malleolus of left tibia
- S82.54Nondisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of right tibia
- S82.55Nondisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of left tibia
- S82.56Nondisplaced fracture of medial malleolus of unspecified tibia
Questions about S82.53
- Is S82.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.53 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.53 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).