2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 824.8 : Unspecified fracture of ankle closed

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2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 824.8

Unspecified fracture of ankle closed

Short description: FX ANKLE NOS-CLOSED.
ICD-9-CM 824.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 824.8 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
You are viewing the 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 824.8.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 824.8 converts approximately to:

2015/16 ICD-10-CM S82.899A Other fracture of unspecified lower leg, initial encounter for closed fracture

Approximate Synonyms

Closed distal physeal fracture of left tibia
Closed distal physeal fracture of right tibia
Closed fracture of ankle
Closed fracture of distal end of left fibula
Closed fracture of distal end of left tibia
Closed fracture of distal end of right fibula
Closed fracture of distal end of right tibia
Closed fracture of distal physis of left fibula
Closed fracture of distal physis of right fibula
Closed fracture of left ankle
Closed fracture of right ankle
Closed FX of ankle
Fracture fibula, distal
Fracture of ankle
Fracture of distal end of fibula
Fracture of distal end of tibia
Fracture tibia, distal
FX fibula, distal
FX of ankle
FX tibia, distal
Left ankle fracture
Left ankle Fx
Left distal fibula Fx
Left distal tibia Fx
Left fibula (lower leg bone) fracture
Left fibula distal physeal Fx
Left fibula physeal (lower leg bone) fracture
Left tibia (lower leg bone) fracture
Left tibia distal physeal Fx
Left tibia physeal (lower leg bone) fracture
Right ankle fracture
Right ankle Fx
Right distal fibula Fx
Right distal tibia Fx
Right fibula (lower leg bone) fracture
Right fibula distal physeal Fx
Right fibula physeal (lower leg bone) fracture
Right tibia (lower leg bone) fracture
Right tibia distal physeal Fx
Right tibia physeal (lower leg bone) fracture

Applies To

Ankle NOS

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 824.8:

Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (compression) (crush) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation) (closed) 829.0
- ankle (malleolus) (closed) 824.8
  - bimalleolar (Dupuytren's) (Pott's) 824.4
    - open 824.5
  - bone 825.21
    - open 825.31
  - lateral malleolus only (fibular) 824.2
    - open 824.3
  - medial malleolus only (tibial) 824.0
    - open 824.1
  - open 824.9
  - pathologic 733.16
  - talus 825.21
    - open 825.31
  - trimalleolar 824.6
    - open 824.7
- 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
- malleolus (closed) 824.8
  - bimalleolar 824.4
    - open 824.5
  - lateral 824.2
    - and medial - see also Fracture, malleolus, bimalleolar
      - with lip of tibia - see Fracture, malleolus, trimalleolar
    - open 824.3
  - medial (closed) 824.0
    - and lateral - see also Fracture, malleolus, bimalleolar
      - with lip of tibia - see Fracture, malleolus, trimalleolar
    - open 824.1
  - open 824.9
  - trimalleolar (closed) 824.6
    - open 824.7
- tibia (closed) 823.80
  - with fibula 823.82
    - open 823.92
  - condyles - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - distal end 824.8
    - open 824.9
  - epiphysis
    - lower 824.8
      - open 824.9
    - upper - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - head (involving knee joint) - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - intercondyloid eminence - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - involving ankle 824.0
    - open 824.1
  - lower end or extremity (anterior lip) (posterior lip) 824.8
    - open 824.9
  - malleolus (internal) (medial) 824.0
    - open 824.1
  - open NEC 823.90
  - pathologic 733.16
  - proximal end - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - shaft 823.20
    - with fibula 823.22
      - open 823.32
    - open 823.30
  - spine - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - stress 733.93
  - torus 823.40
    - with fibula 823.42
  - tuberosity - see Fracture, tibia, upper end
  - upper end or extremity (condyle) (epiphysis) (head) (spine) (proximal end) (tuberosity) 823.00
    - with fibula 823.02
      - open 823.12
    - open 823.10

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