S82.844F
S82.844F — Nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S82.844F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "F" — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
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
S82.844F 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.
Medicare coverage
S82.844F is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.844. If S82.844F is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
- S82.844GNondisplaced 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
Questions about S82.844F
- Is S82.844F a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S82.844F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S82.844F 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).