S82.843
S82.843: Displaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S82.843 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg. 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S82.843
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.843
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.843
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S82.843
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.843ADisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.843BDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.843CDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.843DDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.843EDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.843FDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.843GDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.843HDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.843JDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.843KDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.843MDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.843NDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.843PDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.843QDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.843RDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.843SDisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, sequela