S82.846C
S82.846C: Nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
S82.846C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.846C with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "C": initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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 S82.846C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.846C
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.846C
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.
Other codes under S82.846
- S82.846ANondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.846BNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.846DNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.846ENondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.846FNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.846GNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.846HNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.846JNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.846KNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.846MNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.846NNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.846PNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.846QNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.846RNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.846SNondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, sequela