S82.831
S82.831 — Other fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.831 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of upper and lower end 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
S82.831 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 S82.831
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.831AOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.831BOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.831COther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.831DOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.831EOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.831FOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.831GOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.831HOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.831JOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.831KOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.831MOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.831NOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.831POther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.831QOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.831ROther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.831SOther fracture of upper and lower end of right fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.83. If S82.831 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.831
- Is S82.831 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.831 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.831 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).