Nondisplaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture. S82. 876A 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.
A pilon fracture is a type of break of the shinbone (tibia) that happens near the ankle. Most of the time, it includes breaks in both the tibia and fibula of the lower leg. The lower ends of these bones make up part of the ankle. The term “pilon” comes from the French word for pestle. This is a tool used for crushing.
Type A: Distal tibial metaphyseal injuries without intra-articular extension. A1: Simple. A2: Comminuted. ... Type B: Partial articular fractures. B1: Pure split. B2: Split with depression. ... Type C: Fracture involves the entire joint surface. C1: Simple split in the articular surface and the metaphysis.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S82. 832A: Other fracture of upper and lower end of left fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture.
Pilon fractures are rare but severe bone breaks that happen at the bottom of your shinbone near your ankle. They're typically caused by high-impact events such as vehicle accidents. Treatment usually involves surgery.
Posterior malleolus fractures are fractures of the posterior segment of the tibial plafond and a common occurrence in the setting of bimalleolar or trimalleolar ankle fractures.
The most common fracture is to the bony bump on the outside of the ankle, the lateral malleolus. The lateral malleolus is the bottom of the fibula, the smaller lower leg bone. The bump on the inside of your ankle, the medial malleolus, is less commonly fractured.
A tibial plafond fracture (also called a tibial pilon fracture) occurs at the end of the shin bone and involves the ankle joint. As is the case with tibial plateau fractures, these injuries occur close to the joint and must be treated with the cartilage surface of the ankle joint in mind.
Patients ultimately can remove the boot and gradually resume activities in normal shoes. The time to achieve full bone healing of a pilon fracture typically occurs 3-6 months after surgery, but it often takes patients 12 months or more to fully recover from the injury. These are serious ankle injuries.
CPT® Code 27786 in section: Closed treatment of distal fibular fracture (lateral malleolus)
Synopsis. Distal fibula fracture, the most common type of ankle fracture, is an isolated malleolar fracture (70% or greater); the majority of these are lateral malleolus fractures. Distal fibula fractures can affect adult patient of any age as well as children.
ankleThe distal end of the fibula forms the lateral malleolus of the lower limb. This is a bony projection noted on the lateral surface of the ankle, which is complementary to another bony projection on the medial aspect of the ankle called the medial malleolus (formed by the tibia).