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S82.156

Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 16 more specific codes instead:

  • S82.156A Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S82.156B Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  • S82.156C Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  • S82.156D Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  • S82.156E Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  • S82.156F Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  • S82.156G Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  • S82.156H Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  • S82.156J Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
  • S82.156K Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
  • S82.156M Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
  • S82.156N Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
  • S82.156P Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
  • S82.156Q Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
  • S82.156R Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
  • S82.156S Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82

Seventh character values

  • initial encounter for open fracture NOS

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • 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-)

Includes

  • fracture of malleolus

Note

  • 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

Inherited from the S80-S89 section Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S82.151 Displaced fracture of right tibial tuberosity Not billable
S82.152 Displaced fracture of left tibial tuberosity Not billable
S82.153 Displaced fracture of unspecified tibial tuberosity Not billable
S82.154 Nondisplaced fracture of right tibial tuberosity Not billable
S82.155 Nondisplaced fracture of left tibial tuberosity Not billable