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S92.126

Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus

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 7 more specific codes instead:

  • S92.126A Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S92.126B Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S92.126D Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S92.126G Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S92.126K Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S92.126P Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S92.126S Nondisplaced fracture of body of unspecified talus, 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 body of unspecified talus

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 S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S92

Excludes2 - not included here

  • fracture of ankle (S82.-)
  • fracture of malleolus (S82.-)
  • traumatic amputation of ankle and foot (S98.-)

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

Inherited from the S90-S99 section Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • 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
S92.121 Displaced fracture of body of right talus Not billable
S92.122 Displaced fracture of body of left talus Not billable
S92.123 Displaced fracture of body of unspecified talus Not billable
S92.124 Nondisplaced fracture of body of right talus Not billable
S92.125 Nondisplaced fracture of body of left talus Not billable