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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 823.01
Closed fracture of upper end of fibula alone
  • Short description: Fx upper end fibula-clos.
  • ICD-9-CM 823.01 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 823.01 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 823.01.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 823.01: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 823.01 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S82.839A Other fracture of upper and lower end of unspecified fibula, initial encounter for closed fracture
Approximate Synonyms
  • Closed fracture fibula, upper end
  • Closed fracture of physis of proximal left fibula
  • Closed fracture of physis of proximal right fibula
  • Closed fracture of proximal end of left fibula
  • Closed fracture of proximal end of right fibula
  • Closed fracture of upper end of fibula
  • Closed FX fibula, upper end
  • Left fibula (lower leg bone) fracture
  • Left fibula physeal (lower leg bone) fracture
  • Left fibula proximal physeal Fx
  • Left proximal fibula Fx
  • Right fibula (lower leg bone) fracture
  • Right fibula physeal (lower leg bone) fracture
  • Right fibula proximal physeal Fx
  • Right proximal fibula Fx
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 823.01:
 823.00 ICD9Data.com 823.02 
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