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