S82.232A vs S82.233A
S82.232A (Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S82.233A (Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.232A and S82.233A code the same condition on opposite sides.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same condition, opposite side. S82.232A and S82.233A 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
| S82.232ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture | S82.233ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| Classification | S00-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) |
| Definition | Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.232A). | Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.233A). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82 | The 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