S82.872
S82.872 — Displaced pilon fracture of left tibia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.872 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced pilon fracture of left tibia. 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
S82.872 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 S82.872
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.872ADisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.872BDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.872CDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.872DDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.872EDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.872FDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.872GDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.872HDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.872JDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.872KDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.872MDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.872NDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.872PDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.872QDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.872RDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.872SDisplaced pilon fracture of left tibia, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.87. If S82.872 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.872
- Is S82.872 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.872 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.872 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).