Kodex

Section

S82.6

Fracture of lateral malleolus

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S80-S89 Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
  - S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
    - S82.6 Fracture of lateral malleolus
      - S82.61 Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of right fibula
      - S82.62 Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula
      - S82.63 Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula
      - S82.64 Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of right fibula
      - S82.65 Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula
      - S82.66 Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula

Notes

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification

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
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Includes

fracture of malleolus

Excludes 1

S82.6

pilon fracture of distal tibia (S82.87-)
- S82.87 Pilon fracture of tibia

S88 Traumatic amputation of lower leg

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

fracture of foot, except ankle (S92.-)
- S92 Fracture of foot and toe, except ankle
periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic implant of knee joint (M97.1-)
- M97.1 Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic knee joint

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99)
- S90-S99 Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods