S82.401A Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Built from S82.401 with 7th character A (initial encounter for closed fracture).
Applies from S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
Includes
Excludes1 (never code together)
- traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- fracture of foot, except ankle (S92.-)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic ankle joint (M97.2)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic implant of knee joint (M97.1-)
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
Notes
- 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 required
- 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
Applies from S82.4 Fracture of shaft of fibula
Excludes2 (not included here)
- fracture of lateral malleolus alone (S82.6-)
Code annotations containing back-references to S82.401A
Back-references to S82
- Type 2 Excludes:
M23 Internal derangement of knee ("current injury - see injury of knee and lower leg (S80-S89)") - Type 1 Excludes:
M84.3 Stress fracture ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") - Type 2 Excludes:
S72 Fracture of femur ("fracture of lower leg and ankle (S82.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
S81 Open wound of knee and lower leg ("open fracture of knee and lower leg (S82.-)") - Type 2 Excludes:
S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle ("fracture of ankle (S82.-)") - Type 2 Excludes:
S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle ("fracture of malleolus (S82.-)")
Nearby codes
S82.399R Other fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS82.399S Other fracture of lower end of unspecified tibia, sequelaS82.4 Fracture of shaft of fibulaS82.40 Unspecified fracture of shaft of fibulaS82.401 Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibulaS82.401A Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture (this code)S82.401B Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS82.401C Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICS82.401D Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingS82.401E Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingS82.401F Unspecified fracture of shaft of right fibula, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing