S82.312A vs S82.312S
S82.312A (Torus fracture of lower end of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S82.312S (Torus fracture of lower end of left tibia, sequela), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.312A and S82.312S code the same injury at a different phase of treatment.
Can these codes be reported together?
Same injury, other encounter phase. S82.312A and S82.312S 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.
Side by side
| S82.312ATorus fracture of lower end of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture | S82.312STorus fracture of lower end of left tibia, sequela | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Torus fracture of lower end of left tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.312A). | Torus fracture of lower end of left tibia, sequela is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.312S). |
| 7th character | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes in subcategory S82.31 | The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes in subcategory S82.31 |
| 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