S82.451CBillable
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula (initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC)
Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Billable Code
S82.451C is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Includes
1 item
Includes
From S82:
- •fracture of malleolus
Excludes1
3 items
Excludes1
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
From S00-T88:
- •code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Notes
3 items
Notes
From S82:
- •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
- •The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
7th Character Notes
17 items
7th Character Notes
From S82:
- •The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
- •A: initial encounter for closed fracture
- •B: initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- •C: initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- •D: subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- •E: subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- •F: subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- •G: subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- •H: subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- •J: subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- •K: subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- •M: subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- •N: subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- •P: subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- •Q: subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- •R: subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- •S: sequela