S82.2
Header — not billableFracture of shaft of tibia
The ICD-10 code for fracture of shaft of tibia is S82.2.
S82.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 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 S82.2
- S82.20Unspecified fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
- S82.22Transverse fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
- S82.23Oblique fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
- S82.24Spiral fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
- S82.25Comminuted fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
- S82.26Segmental fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
- S82.29Other fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S82.0Fracture of patellanon-billable header
- S82.1Fracture of upper end of tibianon-billable header
- S82.3Fracture of lower end of tibianon-billable header
- S82.4Fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.5Fracture of medial malleolusnon-billable header
- S82.6Fracture of lateral malleolusnon-billable header
- S82.8Other fractures of lower legnon-billable header
- S82.9Unspecified fracture of lower legnon-billable header
- S82.2Fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header