S82.65
S82.65 — Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.65 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus 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
S82.65 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 S82.65
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.65XANondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.65XBNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.65XCNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.65XDNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.65XENondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.65XFNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.65XGNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.65XHNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.65XJNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.65XKNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.65XMNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.65XNNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.65XPNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.65XQNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.65XRNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.65XSNondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.6. If S82.65 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
- S82.63Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula
- S82.64Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of right fibula
- S82.66Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula
Questions about S82.65
- Is S82.65 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.65 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.65 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).