S82.6 - Fracture of lateral malleolus

The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of lateral malleolus is listed as S82.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	S82.6
Description:	Fracture of lateral malleolus Excludes1: pilon fracture of distal tibia (S82.87-)

Chapter	Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block	Injuries to the knee and lower leg (S80-S89)
Parent	S82 - Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S82.6:
S82.61 - Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of right fibula
S82.62 - Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula
S82.63 - Displaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula
S82.64 - Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of right fibula
S82.65 - Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of left fibula
S82.66 - Nondisplaced fracture of lateral malleolus of unspecified fibula
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S82.6:
S82.0 - Fracture of patella
S82.1 - Fracture of upper end of tibia
S82.2 - Fracture of shaft of tibia
S82.3 - Fracture of lower end of tibia
S82.4 - Fracture of shaft of fibula
S82.5 - Fracture of medial malleolus
S82.8 - Other fractures of lower leg
S82.9 - Unspecified fracture of lower leg