S82.852
S82.852 — Displaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.852 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced trimalleolar fracture of left 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
S82.852 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 S82.852
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.852ADisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.852BDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.852CDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.852DDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.852EDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.852FDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.852GDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.852HDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.852JDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.852KDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.852MDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.852NDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.852PDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.852QDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.852RDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.852SDisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.85. If S82.852 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.851Displaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
- S82.853Displaced trimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
- S82.854Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
- S82.855Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg
- S82.856Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
Questions about S82.852
- Is S82.852 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.852 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.852 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).