S82.4
Header — not billableFracture of shaft of fibula
The ICD-10 code for fracture of shaft of fibula is S82.4.
S82.4 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.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- fracture of lateral malleolus alone (S82.6-)
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 S82.4
- S82.40Unspecified fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.42Transverse fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.43Oblique fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.44Spiral fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.45Comminuted fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.46Segmental fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
- S82.49Other fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S82.0Fracture of patellanon-billable header
- S82.1Fracture of upper end of tibianon-billable header
- S82.2Fracture of shaft of tibianon-billable header
- S82.3Fracture of lower end of tibianon-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
- S82.4Fracture of shaft of fibulanon-billable header