S82.251
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
7th character 16
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
Instructional notes 7
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
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
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S82.25
S82.252 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia category S82.253 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia category S82.254 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia category S82.255 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia category S82.256 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unsp tibia category
Subordinate codes 16
S82.251A Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right tibia, init S82.251B Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, init for opn fx type I/2 S82.251C Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thC S82.251D Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thD S82.251E Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thE S82.251F Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thF S82.251G Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thG S82.251H Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thH S82.251J Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thJ S82.251K Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thK S82.251M Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thM S82.251N Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thN S82.251P Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thP S82.251Q Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thQ S82.251R Displ commnt fx shaft of r tibia, 7thR S82.251S Displaced comminuted fx shaft of right tibia, sequela
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