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S82.451 vs S82.453

S82.451 (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula) compared with S82.453 (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.451 and S82.453 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S82.451
Right
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula
S82.453
Unspecified
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula

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. S82.451 and S82.453 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

S82.451Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibulaS82.453Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula
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)
DefinitionDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of right fibula is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.451).Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.453).
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