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823.31 - Open Fracture Of Shaft Of Fibula Alone


The ICD 9 Code for Open fracture of shaft of fibula alone is listed as 823.31.
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: 823.31
Long Description: Open fracture of shaft of fibula alone
Short Description: Fx fibula shaft-open
Chapter: Injury And Poisoning
Block: Fracture Of Lower Limb (820-829)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: S82.409B - Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: S82.409C - Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 823.31:
823.30 - Open fracture of shaft of tibia alone
823.32 - Open fracture of shaft of fibula with tibia