S82.63
S82.63 — Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.63 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified 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
S82.63 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 S82.63
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.63XADisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.63XBDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.63XCDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.63XDDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.63XEDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.63XFDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.63XGDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.63XHDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.63XJDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.63XKDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.63XMDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.63XNDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.63XPDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.63XQDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.63XRDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.63XSDisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.6. If S82.63 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.61Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of right fibula
- S82.62Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula
- S82.64Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of right fibula
- S82.65Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula
- S82.66Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula
Questions about S82.63
- Is S82.63 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.63 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.63 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).