S92.226
S92.226 — Nondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S92.226 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot. 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
S92.226 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 S92.226
7 child codes. Green means billable.
- S92.226ANondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S92.226BNondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot, initial encounter for open fracture
- S92.226DNondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S92.226GNondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S92.226KNondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S92.226PNondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S92.226SNondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S92.22. If S92.226 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S92.221Displaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of right foot
- S92.222Displaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of left foot
- S92.223Displaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of unspecified foot
- S92.224Nondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of right foot
- S92.225Nondisplaced fracture of lateral cuneiform of left foot
Questions about S92.226
- Is S92.226 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S92.226 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S92.226 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).