Left bimalleolar (lower leg bones) fracture ICD-10-CM S82.842A is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v38.0): 562 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh with mcc 563 Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc
POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Left bimalleolar fracture. screws, left bimalleolar fracture. ANESTHESIA: General. closure of the syndesmosis. The medial side was closed. to the left thigh. The left splint was removed. The left leg, thigh and foot were prepped and draped in usual sterile fashion.
Short description: Nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, init. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S82.845A became effective on October 1, 2018.
S82.842A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S82.842A became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Displaced bimalleolar fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture S82. 843A.
Bimalleolar ankle fracture is a fracture that occurs in both the lateral and medial malleoli at the distal end of the tibia and fibula bones that articulate with talus bone to form the ankle joint or tibiotalar joint. This joint is in the mortise and tenon joint classification.
Dislocation of left ankle joint, initial encounter S93. 05XA is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S93. 05XA became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10 Code for Displaced bimalleolar fracture of right lower leg- S82. 841- Codify by AAPC.
Physicians classify broken ankles by the area of bone that has fractured. For instance, if both the fibula and tibia have broken, it is considered a bimalleolar fracture. Conversely, a trimalleolar fracture involves a break in the three parts of the ankle.
A bimalleolar fracture happens when you break your bony knobs that stick out from the inside and outside of your ankle. These bony knobs are your medial malleolus and your lateral malleolus.
CPT® 27808 in section: Closed treatment of bimalleolar ankle fracture (eg, lateral and medial malleoli, or lateral and posterior malleoli or medial and posterior malleoli)
Closed treatment without manipulation involves fitting the patient to appropriate materials for bone stabilization and weight bearing/non-weight bearing function.
Unspecified injury of left ankle, initial encounter S99. 912A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S99. 912A became effective on October 1, 2021.
A "bimalleolar equivalent" fracture means that in addition to one of the malleoli being fractured, the ligaments on the inside (medial) side of the ankle are injured. Usually, this means that the fibula is broken along with injury to the medial ligaments, making the ankle unstable.
S72. 143A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S72. 143A became effective on October 1, 2021.
CPT® Code 27822 in section: Open treatment of trimalleolar ankle fracture, includes internal fixation, when performed, medial and/or lateral malleolus.
Nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture 1 S82.845A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 Short description: Nondisplaced bimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, init 3 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S82.845A became effective on October 1, 2020. 4 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S82.845A - other international versions of ICD-10 S82.845A may differ.
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. Type 1 Excludes.
S82.842A is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Displaced bimalleolar fracture of left lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture . It is found in the 2021 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2020 - Sep 30, 2021 .
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