S82.891J
S82.891J: Other fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S82.891J is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of right lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S82.891J with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "J": subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S82.891J
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.891J
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.891J
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S82.891J is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S82.891
- 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
- S82.891KOther 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