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S82.245 vs S82.246

S82.245 (Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left tibia) compared with S82.246 (Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.245 and S82.246 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S82.245
Left
Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left tibia
S82.246
Unspecified
Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia

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. S82.245 and S82.246 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

S82.245Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left tibiaS82.246Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia
Billing statusNon-billable headerNon-billable header
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)
DefinitionNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of left tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.245).Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.246).
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