S92.156
S92.156 — Nondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S92.156 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus. 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
Risk adjustment
S92.156 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 S92.156
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S92.156ANondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S92.156BNondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus, initial encounter for open fracture
- S92.156DNondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S92.156GNondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S92.156KNondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S92.156PNondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S92.156SNondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S92.15. If S92.156 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S92.151Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of right talus
- S92.152Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of left talus
- S92.153Displaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of unspecified talus
- S92.154Nondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of right talus
- S92.155Nondisplaced avulsion fracture (chip fracture) of left talus
Questions about S92.156
- Is S92.156 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S92.156 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S92.156 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99).