S82.861C (Displaced Maisonneuve's fracture of right leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC)
compared with
S82.863C (Displaced Maisonneuve's fracture of unspecified leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC),
from the official CMS tabular data. S82.861C and S82.863C code the same condition on opposite sides.
Displaced Maisonneuve's fracture of unspecified leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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. S82.861C and S82.863C 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.
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
Displaced Maisonneuve's fracture of right leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.861C).
Displaced Maisonneuve's fracture of unspecified leg, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.863C).
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S82