S82.152A (Displaced fracture of left tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for closed fracture)
compared with
S82.152B (Displaced fracture of left tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II),
from the official CMS tabular data. S82.152A and S82.152B code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Displaced fracture of left tibial tuberosity, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Same underlying diagnosis, different encounter phase.
The 7th character records the phase of care for the encounter being coded, so a single encounter takes one of these characters, not several. Review whether both phases belong on the same episode of care.
Source: ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S82.152A and S82.152B code the same injury at a different phase of treatment, set by the 7th character.
The 7th character records the type of care given at the encounter being coded (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.C.19.a), so one encounter takes one of these, not both.