S82.851K
S82.851K: Displaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S82.851K is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.851K with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "K": subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
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 S82.851K
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.851K
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.851K
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.
Medicare coverage
S82.851K is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52465Knee Orthoses - Policy Article
- A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A57311Billing and Coding: Physical Therapy - Home Health
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S82.851
- S82.851ADisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.851BDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.851CDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.851DDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.851EDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.851FDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.851GDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.851HDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.851JDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.851MDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.851NDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.851PDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.851QDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.851RDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.851SDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg, sequela