S82.899
S82.899: Other fracture of unspecified lower leg
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S82.899 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of unspecified 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S82.899
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S82.899
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S82.899
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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Fracture, traumatic›ankle
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S82.899
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S82.899AOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S82.899BOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S82.899COther fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S82.899DOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S82.899EOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S82.899FOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S82.899GOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S82.899HOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S82.899JOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S82.899KOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S82.899MOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S82.899NOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S82.899POther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S82.899QOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S82.899ROther fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S82.899SOther fracture of unspecified lower leg, sequela