S82.844
S82.844 — Nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.844 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right 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
Risk adjustment
S82.844 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 S82.844
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.844ANondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.844BNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.844CNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.844DNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.844ENondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.844FNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.844GNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.844HNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.844JNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.844KNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.844MNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.844NNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.844PNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.844QNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.844RNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.844SNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.84. If S82.844 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.844
- Is S82.844 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.844 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.844 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).