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823.20 - Closed Fracture Of Shaft Of Tibia Alone


The ICD 9 Code for Closed fracture of shaft of tibia alone is listed as 823.20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 823.20
Long Description: Closed fracture of shaft of tibia alone
Short Description: Fx shaft tibia-closed
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Lower Limb (820-829)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S82.209A - Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified tibia, initial encounter for closed fracture (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 823.20:
823.21 - Closed fracture of shaft of fibula alone
823.22 - Closed fracture of shaft of fibula with tibia