823.81 FX FIBULA NOS-CLOSED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 823.81

Short Description: Fx fibula NOS-closed

Long Description: Closed fracture of unspecified part of fibula alone

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Fracture of lower limb (820-829)
      • 823 Fracture of tibia and fibula
        • 823.81 Fx fibula NOS-closed

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 823.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
    • fibula (closed) 823.81
      • with tibia 823.82
        • open 823.92
      • distal end 824.8
        • open 824.9
      • epiphysis
        • lower 824.8
          • open 824.9
        • upper - see Fracture, fibula, upper end
      • head - see Fracture, fibula, upper end
      • involving ankle 824.2
        • open 824.3
      • lower end or extremity 824.8
        • open 824.9
      • malleolus (external) (lateral) 824.2
        • open 824.3
      • open NEC 823.91
      • pathologic 733.16
      • proximal end - see Fracture, fibula, upper end
      • shaft 823.21
        • with tibia 823.22
          • open 823.32
        • open 823.31
      • stress 733.93
      • torus 823.41
        • with tibia 823.42
      • upper end or extremity (epiphysis) (head) (proximal end) (styloid) 823.01
        • with tibia 823.02
          • open 823.12
        • open 823.11

Crosswalk Information

The code 823.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
823.81 Right Arrow S82.401A Unsp fracture of shaft of right fibula, init for clos fx
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
823.00 Closed fracture of upper end of tibia alone
823.01 Closed fracture of upper end of fibula alone
823.02 Closed fracture of upper end of fibula with tibia
823.10 Open fracture of upper end of tibia alone
823.11 Open fracture of upper end of fibula alone
823.12 Open fracture of upper end of fibula with tibia
823.20 Closed fracture of shaft of tibia alone
823.21 Closed fracture of shaft of fibula alone
823.22 Closed fracture of shaft of fibula with tibia
823.30 Open fracture of shaft of tibia alone
823.31 Open fracture of shaft of fibula alone
823.32 Open fracture of shaft of fibula with tibia
823.40 Torus fracture, tibia alone
823.41 Torus fracture, fibula alone
823.42 Torus fracture, fibula with tibia
823.80 Closed fracture of unspecified part of tibia alone
823.82 Closed fracture of unspecified part of fibula with tibia
823.90 Open fracture of unspecified part of tibia alone
823.91 Open fracture of unspecified part of fibula alone
823.92 Open fracture of unspecified part of fibula with tibia


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