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S82.874 vs S82.876

S82.874 (Nondisplaced pilon fracture of right tibia) compared with S82.876 (Nondisplaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia), from the official CMS tabular data. S82.874 and S82.876 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S82.874
Right
Nondisplaced pilon fracture of right tibia
S82.876
Unspecified
Nondisplaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia

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. S82.874 and S82.876 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

S82.874Nondisplaced pilon fracture of right tibiaS82.876Nondisplaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S82.874A, S82.874B, S82.874C, S82.874D, S82.874E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S82.876A, S82.876B, S82.876C, S82.876D, S82.876E

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 pilon fracture of right tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.874).Nondisplaced pilon fracture of unspecified tibia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S82.876).
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