The most common causes include:
The categories include:
What are the different types of ankle fractures?
92XB: Unspecified fracture of facial bones, initial encounter for open fracture.
ICD-10 code S82 for Fracture of lower leg, including ankle is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes .
Open fractures in ICD-10B, Initial encounter for open fracture type I or II.C, Initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC.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.More items...•
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified fracture of right lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture- S82. 91XA- Codify by AAPC.
In ICD-10-CM a fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced, and a fracture not designated as open or closed should be coded to closed. While the classification defaults to displaced for fractures, it is very important that complete documentation is encouraged.
891B.
The Gustilo classification system classifies open fractures based on the amount of energy, extent of soft tissue injury, extent of contamination, or arterial injury to determine the severity of the fracture. Grade I is the least severe, with Grade III the more severe open fractures.
Type II: a laceration larger than 1 cm but without significant soft-tissue crushing, including no flaps, degloving or contusion. Fracture pattern may be more complex. Type III: an open segmental fracture or a single fracture with extensive soft-tissue injury. Also included are injuries older than eight hours.
When a fracture happens, it's classified as either open or closed: Open fracture (also called compound fracture): The bone pokes through the skin and can be seen, or a deep wound exposes the bone through the skin. Closed fracture (also called simple fracture). The bone is broken, but the skin is intact.
Fracture of lower leg, including ankle ICD-10-CM S82. 91XA is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0):
M25. 571 Pain in right ankle and joints of right foot - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
ICD-10 Code for Sprain of unspecified ligament of right ankle, initial encounter- S93. 401A- Codify by AAPC.
Fusions happen on joints; insertions for a fracture are coded to the specific bone and will be found in the section under lower bones .
Fusion of an ankle is done on the joint, not the bone, and is still coded as the ankle joint. 0SGF04Z - Fusion of Right Ankle Joint with Internal Fixation Device, Open Approach. If there is a displaced ankle joint, you will code the root of the procedure and the approach; this would be in addition to any fractures.