S82.899 Other fracture of unspecified lower leg
Non-billable ICD-10-CM code.
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 S82.89 Other fractures of lower leg
Applicable to
Code annotations containing back-references to S82.899
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.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for S82.899
- Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) › ankle
Nearby codes
S82.892N Other fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunionS82.892P Other fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunionS82.892Q Other fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionS82.892R Other fracture of left lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS82.892S Other fracture of left lower leg, sequelaS82.899 Other fracture of unspecified lower leg (this code)S82.899A Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for closed fractureS82.899B Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS82.899C Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICS82.899D Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingS82.899E Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing