S82.871A (Displaced pilon fracture of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture) compared with S82.873A (Displaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.871A and S82.873A code the same condition on opposite sides.
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)
Same condition, opposite side. S82.871A and S82.873A 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.
| S82.871ADisplaced pilon fracture of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture | S82.873ADisplaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Displaced pilon fracture of right tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.871A). | Displaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S82.873A). |
| 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 |
| 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