ICD-10 Code S82.222E: Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left tibia
ICD-10 Code S82.222E: Full description and billable status ICD-10 Code S82.222E is a billable code for a displaced transverse fracture of the shaft of the left tibia. It applies at a subsequent encounter, once the original open fracture has been graded Gustilo type I or II. The bone must be healing normally at that visit. […]
ICD-10 Code S82.291J: Right tibia shaft fracture with delayed healing
ICD-10 Code S82.291J: definition and clinical description ICD-10 Code S82.291J reports a right tibial shaft fracture that was open and graded Gustilo type III, and that is now healing slowly. The healing status built into the code is delayed healing, not nonunion. Coders who read the J extension as failed union land on the wrong […]
ICD-10 Code S92.209K: Fracture of unspecified tarsal bone, nonunion
ICD-10 Code S92.209K: Full description and billable status ICD-10 Code S92.209K is a billable diagnosis code for a fracture of unspecified tarsal bone(s) in an unspecified foot. It applies at a subsequent encounter, once imaging or clinical evaluation confirms the fracture has not united. Coders reach for it when the chart documents nonunion but never […]
ICD-10 Code S92.145K: nondisplaced dome fracture of left talus
ICD-10 Code S92.145K is a billable code for a nondisplaced dome fracture of the left talus at a subsequent encounter with nonunion. It applies once the treating physician documents that the fracture has failed to heal. This reference covers the official description, the 7th character set for talus fractures, the full S92.145 family, documentation requirements, […]
ICD-10 Code S99.101D: Unspecified physeal fracture of right metatarsal
S99.101D reports an unspecified physeal fracture of the right metatarsal at a subsequent encounter with routine healing. Here is what the code covers, which 7th characters are valid, and how to document it.
ICD-10 code S30.9AXS: Superficial flank injury, sequela
ICD-10 code S30.9AXS reports the sequela of an unspecified superficial injury of the flank. It arrived with the FY2026 update on October 1, 2025. Until then, flank injuries disappeared into broader abdominal codes. Two mistakes drive most denials on this code. Coders copy the old S30.9 descriptor, which still names the abdomen, lower back, pelvis […]
ICD-10 Code S59.199S: Other physeal fracture upper radius, sequela
S59.199S codes the sequela of a physeal fracture of the upper radius, unspecified arm, once the fracture episode is closed.
ICD-10 Code S60.219S: Contusion of unspecified wrist, sequela
ICD-10 Code S60.219S is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for contusion of unspecified wrist, sequela. It is valid for HIPAA-covered transactions through fiscal year 2026, per the CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM web tool. That year runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The code sits in the S00-T88 block for injury and poisoning. Within that […]
ICD-10 Code S56.599S: Extensor muscle forearm injury, sequela
Use S56.599S for the late effect of a forearm extensor injury, but only when the record ties today’s condition to the original.
ICD-10 Code S96.922A: Laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon, left foot
ICD-10 Code S96.922A: definition, billable status, and effective date ICD-10 Code S96.922A describes laceration of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level, left foot, initial encounter. It sits in the S96 category under Chapter 19 of ICD-10-CM, which covers injury and poisoning. The code became effective October 1, 2025 under the FY2026 edition. […]