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S82.201A vs S82.209A

S82.201A (Unspecified fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S82.209A (Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.201A and S82.209A code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S82.201A
Right
Unspecified fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
S82.209A
Unspecified
Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S82.201A and S82.209A name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S82.201AUnspecified fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fractureS82.209AUnspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionUnspecified fracture of shaft of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.201A).Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.209A).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
Includes
fracture of malleolus
fracture of malleolus

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources