S82.85
Header — not billableTrimalleolar fracture of lower leg
The ICD-10 code for trimalleolar fracture of lower leg is S82.85.
S82.85 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S82.85
- S82.851Displaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
- S82.852Displaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg
- S82.853Displaced trimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
- S82.854Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
- S82.855Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg
- S82.856Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg
Related codes in this category
- S82.81Torus fracture of upper end of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.82Torus fracture of lower end of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.83Other fracture of upper and lower end of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.84Bimalleolar fracture of lower legnon-billable header
- S82.86Maisonneuve's fracturenon-billable header
- S82.87Pilon fracture of tibianon-billable header
- S82.89Other fractures of lower legnon-billable header
- S82.85Trimalleolar fracture of lower legnon-billable header