Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, sequela

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.

Fracture, traumatic > tibia > spiral
Fracture, traumatic > tibia > spiral > nondisplaced

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S82.246A	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture	Valid
S82.246B	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II	Valid
S82.246C	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC	Valid
S82.246D	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing	Valid
S82.246E	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing	Valid
S82.246F	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing	Valid
S82.246G	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing	Valid
S82.246H	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing	Valid
S82.246J	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing	Valid
S82.246K	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion	Valid
S82.246M	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion	Valid
S82.246N	Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion	Valid