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S82.301 vs S82.302

S82.301 (Unspecified fracture of lower end of right tibia) compared with S82.302 (Unspecified fracture of lower end of left tibia), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.301 and S82.302 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S82.301
Right
Unspecified fracture of lower end of right tibia
S82.302
Left
Unspecified fracture of lower end of left 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. S82.301 and S82.302 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

S82.301Unspecified fracture of lower end of right tibiaS82.302Unspecified fracture of lower end of left 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)
DefinitionUnspecified fracture of lower end of right tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.301).Unspecified fracture of lower end of left tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.302).
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