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S82.169

Torus fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 2 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 12 never code together
S82.1code
Excludes2
  • fracture of shaft of tibia (S82.2-)S82.2-
  • physeal fracture of upper end of tibia (S89.0-)S89.0-
S82code
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)S88.-
Excludes2
  • fracture of foot, except ankle (S92.-)S92.-
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic ankle joint (M97.2)M97.2
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic implant of knee joint (M97.1-)M97.1-
S80-S89block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)S90-S99
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 6
A initial encounter for closed fracture
D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 8
S82code
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
Includes
  • fracture of malleolus
S82.1code
Inclusion terms
  • Fracture of proximal end of tibia
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
  • Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) T14.8
Alongside this code 2 same parent — S82.16
S82.161 Torus fracture of upper end of right tibia category S82.162 Torus fracture of upper end of left tibia category
Subordinate codes 6
S82.169A Torus fracture of upper end of unsp tibia, init for clos fx S82.169D Torus fx upper end of unsp tibia, subs for fx w routn heal S82.169G Torus fx upper end of unsp tibia, subs for fx w delay heal S82.169K Torus fx upper end of unsp tibia, subs for fx w nonunion S82.169P Torus fx upper end of unsp tibia, subs for fx w malunion S82.169S Torus fracture of upper end of unspecified tibia, sequela
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S82.16
Block
S80-S89
Siblings
2
Subordinate
6

Present FY2024–FY2027.