S82.839
S82.839 — Other fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S82.839 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of upper and lower end 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
S82.839 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 S82.839
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.839AOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.839BOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.839COther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.839DOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.839EOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.839FOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.839GOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.839HOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.839JOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.839KOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.839MOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.839NOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.839POther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.839QOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.839ROther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.839SOther fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.83. If S82.839 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.839
- Is S82.839 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.839 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.839 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).