ICD-10-CM Code S82.5
Fracture of medial malleolus
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S82.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S82.5 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of medial malleolus' in more detail.
- S82.5 Fracture of medial malleolus NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S82.5 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Pilon fracture of distal tibia - instead, use code S82.87-
- Salter-Harris type III of lower end of tibia - instead, use code S89.13-
- Salter-Harris type IV of lower end of tibia - instead, use code S89.14-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S82.5 - Fracture of medial malleolus'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S82.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S82 - Fracture of lower leg, including ankle