S52.002
S52.002: Unspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.002 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- B
- initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C
- initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R
- subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.002
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.002
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S52.0: Fracture of upper end of ulna
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.002
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S52.002
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.002AUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.002BUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.002CUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.002DUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.002EUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.002FUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.002GUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.002HUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.002JUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.002KUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.002MUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.002NUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.002PUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.002QUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.002RUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.002SUnspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna, sequela