827.0 FX LOWER LIMB NEC-CLOSED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 827.0

Short Description: Fx lower limb NEC-closed

Long Description: Other, multiple and ill-defined fractures of lower limb, closed

Code Classification:

  • Injury and poisoning (800–999)
    • Fracture of lower limb (820-829)
      • 827 Other, multiple, and ill-defined fractures of lower limb
        • 827.0 Fx lower limb NEC-closed

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


Synonyms

  • Closed fracture dislocation, metatarsophalangeal joint, multiple
  • Closed fracture dislocation, metatarsophalangeal joint, single
  • Closed fracture of lower limb
  • Closed fracture subluxation, metatarsophalangeal joint, multiple
  • Closed fractures of multiple bones of lower limb
  • Fracture dislocation of joint of lower limb
  • Fracture of lower leg
  • Fracture of lower limb
  • Fracture of upper end of lower leg
  • Fracture subluxation of joint of lower limb
  • Fractures involving multiple regions of one lower limb
  • Fractures of multiple bones of lower limb
  • Metaphyseal fracture of bone of lower limb
  • Multiple fractures of lower leg
  • Multiple fractures of lower limb AND ribs

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 827.0 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
    • instep, of one foot (closed) 825.20
      • with toe(s) of same foot 827.0
        • open 827.1
    • leg (closed) 827.0
      • with rib(s) or sternum 828.0
        • open 828.1
      • both (any bones) 828.0
        • open 828.1
      • lower - see Fracture, tibia
      • open 827.1
      • upper - see Fracture, femur
    • limb
      • lower (multiple) (closed) NEC 827.0
        • open 827.1
    • multiple (closed) 829.0
      • leg (multiple bones in same leg) (sites classifiable to 820-826 with sites classifiable to a different three-digit category in that range in same leg) (closed) 827.0
        • open 827.1
    • phalanx, phalanges, of one
      • foot (closed) 826.0
        • with bone(s) of same lower limb 827.0
          • open 827.1
    • toe(s), of one foot (closed) 826.0
      • with bone(s) of same lower limb 827.0
        • open 827.1

Crosswalk Information

The code 827.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
827.0 Right Arrow T14.8 Other injury of unspecified body region
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
827.1 Other, multiple and ill-defined fractures of lower limb, open


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014