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ICD-10-CM Code S82.892
Other fracture of left lower leg

NON-BILLABLE
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.
7th Character Required
7th Character Required
Code requires 7th Character Extension identifier. This 7th Character usually captures Episode of Care information, such as "Initial Encounter," "Subsquent Encounter," or "Sequela."
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S82.892 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use specify a 7th character that describes the diagnosis 'other fracture of left lower leg' in more detail. The 7th characters that can be added, and the resulting billable codes, are as follows:


7th Digit Billable Code 7th Digit Specifies
A S82.892A initial encounter
B S82.892B initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
C S82.892C initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
D S82.892D subsequent encounter
E S82.892E subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
F S82.892F subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
G S82.892G subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
H S82.892H subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
J S82.892J subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
K S82.892K subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
M S82.892M subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
N S82.892N subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
P S82.892P subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
Q S82.892Q subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
R S82.892R subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
S S82.892S sequela

What is 7th Character Extension?

For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info

The ICD code S828 is used to code Bimalleolar fracture

A bimalleolar fracture is a fracture of the ankle that involves the lateral malleolus and the medial malleolus. Studies have shown that bimalleolar fractures are more common in women, people over 60 years of age, and patients with existing comorbidities.

MeSH Codes: 68013978, 68013978, 68013978
ICD 9 Codes: , ,
Source: Wikipedia

Parent Code: S82.89 - Other fractures of lower leg

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/S82892