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S92

S92: Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

S92 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of foot and toe, except ankle. 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 each code from category S92

A
initial encounter for closed fracture
B
initial encounter for open fracture
D
subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G
subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K
subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P
subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S
sequela

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

  • fracture of ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of malleolus (S82.-)
  • traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

Notes

Additional guidance from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
  • A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed

Other codes that can never be billed with S92

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • M84.3Stress fracture
  • M84.4Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • S91Open wound of ankle, foot and toes

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead S92

8 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.