S82.892
S82.892 — Other fracture of left lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S82.892 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other 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
S82.892 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 S82.892
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.892AOther fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.892BOther fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.892COther fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.892DOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.892EOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.892FOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.892GOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.892HOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.892JOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.892KOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.892MOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.892NOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.892POther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.892QOther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.892ROther fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.892SOther fracture of left lower leg, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S82.89. If S82.892 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S82.892
- Is S82.892 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S82.892 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S82.892 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).