Torus fracture of upper end of fibula
Requires 7th character
S82.81 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S82)
- fracture of malleolus
- Note: 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
- Note: 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.
- Note: A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- Note: The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S82)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S82)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S82)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S82)
- injuries of ankle and foot, except fracture of ankle and malleolus (S90-S99) (from S82)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S82)
- fracture of foot, except ankle (S92.-) (from S82)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic ankle joint (M97.2) (from S82)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic implant of knee joint (M97.1-) (from S82)
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Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter for closed fracture |
| D | subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing |
| G | subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing |
| K | subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion |
| P | subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion |
| S | sequela |
Also known as
- Fracture, traumatic, fibula, upper end, torus
Parent code
- S82.8Other fractures of lower legNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S82.81
Related codes
- S82.82Torus fracture of lower end of fibulaNeeds 7th char
- S82.83Other fracture of upper and lower end of fibulaNeeds 7th char
- S82.84Bimalleolar fracture of lower legNeeds 7th char
- S82.85Trimalleolar fracture of lower legNeeds 7th char
- S82.86Maisonneuve's fractureNeeds 7th char
- S82.87Pilon fracture of tibiaNeeds 7th char
- S82.89Other fractures of lower legNeeds 7th char