S82.891S Other fracture of right lower leg, sequela

ICD-10-CM S82.891S: Other fracture of right lower leg, sequela

ICD-10-CM code S82.891S is identified as a billable diagnosis code labeled "Other fracture of right lower leg, sequela." Public source excerpts establish the code's official display and its placement within a broader series of right lower leg fracture codes. The sources do not define the clinical parameters of the sequela character or specify coverage parameters. 1 4

Plain-language overview

The ICD-10-CM code S82.891S is identified in public sources as a billable diagnosis code with the official label "Other fracture of right lower leg, sequela." 1 4

What this code represents

The code S82.891S belongs to the ICD-10-CM code tree for fractures of the lower leg, including the ankle, and specifically designates the right lower leg. 4

Coding details

The S82.891 code series includes multiple seventh-character extensions for right lower leg fractures, such as S82.891A for initial encounters and S82.891S for sequela. 3

The right lower leg fracture series provides distinct subsequent encounter codes for various healing outcomes, including S82.891D for routine healing and S82.891K for nonunion. 3

Documentation considerations

The available source excerpts list S82.891S alongside other right lower leg fracture variants but do not provide explicit clinical documentation rules or definitions for the sequela encounter character. 3 4

What the sources add

A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services billing article lists S82.891S, while a separate code system browser confirms its official display label, together establishing the code's presence across different operational domains. 1 2

The CMS source lists S82.891S for the right lower leg and S82.892A for the left lower leg, demonstrating that the broader coding structure contains separate codes for right and left laterality. 2

Coverage and utilization context

The code S82.891S appears in a CMS article titled for total knee arthroplasty billing and coding, but the excerpt does not establish specific Medicare coverage criteria or payer guidelines for this diagnosis. 2

Questions to verify

The supplied excerpts do not define the term sequela or specify the exact clinical distinction between the sequela character and the initial or subsequent encounter characters. 1 3

Sources

1. Browse Code Systems — vsac.nlm.nih.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
2. Article - Billing and Coding: Total Knee Arthroplasty (A57686) — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-25.
3. ICD-10-CM 2024 | S82.891D - Other fracture of right lower leg [subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing] — unboundmedicine.com; accessed 2026-07-25.
4. Coding: Search ICD 10 CM — medicalcodecenter.com; accessed 2026-07-25.