S82.255A Nondisp comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, init
Instructional Notes:
S82.255A Description: Nondisp comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia, init ↓
S82.255 Description: Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of left tibia ↓
S82.25 Description: Comminuted fracture of shaft of tibia ↓
S82.2 Description: Fracture of shaft of tibia ↓
S82 Description: Fracture of lower leg, including ankle Exclude1:
traumatic amputation of lower leg (S88.-)
Exclude2:
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-)
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
Include:
fracture of malleolus
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S80-S89 Description: Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89) Exclude2:
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)
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S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)