S82.891
S82.891 — Other fracture of right lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S82.891 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of right 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
S82.891 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 S82.891
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.891AOther fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.891BOther fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.891COther fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.891DOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.891EOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.891FOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.891GOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.891HOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.891JOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.891KOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.891MOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.891NOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.891POther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.891QOther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.891ROther fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.891SOther fracture of right lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.89. If S82.891 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.891
- Is S82.891 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.891 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.891 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).