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S82.854 vs S82.855

S82.854 (Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg) compared with S82.855 (Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.854 and S82.855 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S82.854
Right
Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg
S82.855
Left
Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg

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. S82.854 and S82.855 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

S82.854Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of right lower legS82.855Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S82.854A, S82.854B, S82.854C, S82.854D, S82.854E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S82.855A, S82.855B, S82.855C, S82.855D, S82.855E

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 trimalleolar fracture of right lower leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.854).Nondisplaced trimalleolar fracture of left lower leg is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.855).
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