S82.855
S82.855 — Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.855 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S82.855 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 S82.855
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.855ANondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.855BNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.855CNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.855DNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.855ENondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.855FNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.855GNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.855HNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.855JNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.855KNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.855MNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.855NNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.855PNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.855QNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.855RNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.855SNondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.85. If S82.855 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S82.851Displaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
- S82.852Displaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg
- S82.853Displaced trimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
- S82.854Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
- S82.856Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
Questions about S82.855
- Is S82.855 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.855 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.855 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).