824.9 FX ANKLE NOS-OPEN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 824.9

Short Description: Fx ankle NOS-open

Long Description: Unspecified fracture of ankle, open

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Fracture of lower limb (820-829)
      • 824 Fracture of ankle
        • 824.9 Fx ankle NOS-open

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 824.9 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
    • ankle (malleolus) (closed) 824.8
      • open 824.9
    • fibula (closed) 823.81
      • distal end 824.8
        • open 824.9
      • epiphysis
        • lower 824.8
          • open 824.9
      • lower end or extremity 824.8
        • open 824.9
    • malleolus (closed) 824.8
      • open 824.9
    • tibia (closed) 823.80
      • distal end 824.8
        • open 824.9
      • epiphysis
        • lower 824.8
          • open 824.9
      • lower end or extremity (anterior lip) (posterior lip) 824.8
        • open 824.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 824.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
824.9 Right Arrow S82.899B Oth fracture of unsp lower leg, init for opn fx type I/2
S82.899C Oth fracture of unsp lower leg, init for opn fx type 3A/B/C
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
824.0 Fracture of medial malleolus, closed
824.1 Fracture of medial malleolus, open
824.2 Fracture of lateral malleolus, closed
824.3 Fracture of lateral malleolus, open
824.4 Bimalleolar fracture, closed
824.5 Bimalleolar fracture, open
824.6 Trimalleolar fracture, closed
824.7 Trimalleolar fracture, open
824.8 Unspecified fracture of ankle, closed


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