M84.36 — Stress fracture, tibia and fibula
Is M84.36 billable?
No — M84.36 is a non-billable header code. M84.36 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 30 billable codes beneath M84.36.
Billable codes under this header
- M84.361AStress fracture, right tibia, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.361DStress fracture, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.361GStress fracture, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.361KStress fracture, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.361PStress fracture, right tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.361SStress fracture, right tibia, sequela
- M84.362AStress fracture, left tibia, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.362DStress fracture, left tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.362GStress fracture, left tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.362KStress fracture, left tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.362PStress fracture, left tibia, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.362SStress fracture, left tibia, sequela
- M84.363AStress fracture, right fibula, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.363DStress fracture, right fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.363GStress fracture, right fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.363KStress fracture, right fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.363PStress fracture, right fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.363SStress fracture, right fibula, sequela
- M84.364AStress fracture, left fibula, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.364DStress fracture, left fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.364GStress fracture, left fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.364KStress fracture, left fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.364PStress fracture, left fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.364SStress fracture, left fibula, sequela
- M84.369AStress fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula, initial encounter for fracture
- M84.369DStress fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- M84.369GStress fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- M84.369KStress fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- M84.369PStress fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- M84.369SStress fracture, unspecified tibia and fibula, sequela
M84.36 at a glance
| Code | M84.36 |
|---|---|
| Description | Stress fracture, tibia and fibula |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is M84.36 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M84.36. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Fracture, traumatic › stress › fibula (abduction) (adduction) (separation)
- Fracture, traumatic › stress › tibia (abduction) (adduction) (separation)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M84.3
The conditions below can never be reported together with M84.36 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from M84.3
Report an additional code alongside M84.36 to fully describe the condition. M84.36 is sequenced first.
- external cause code(s) to identify the cause of the stress fracture
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13
The conditions below are not part of M84.36, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M84.36 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M84
The conditions below are not part of M84.36, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M84.36 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- traumatic fracture of bone-see fracture, by site
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M84.3
The conditions below are not part of M84.36, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M84.36 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under M84.36? (5)
How long has M84.36 existed?
M84.36 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the M84.3 family? (8)
- M84.30Stress fracture, unspecified sitenot billable
- M84.31Stress fracture, shouldernot billable
- M84.32Stress fracture, humerusnot billable
- M84.33Stress fracture, ulna and radiusnot billable
- M84.34Stress fracture, hand and fingersnot billable
- M84.35Stress fracture, pelvis and femurnot billable
- M84.37Stress fracture, ankle, foot and toesnot billable
- M84.38Stress fracture, other sitenot billable