S52.009
S52.009 — Unspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.009 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified 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
Risk adjustment
S52.009 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S52.009
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.009AUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.009BUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.009CUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.009DUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.009EUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.009FUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.009GUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.009HUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.009JUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.009KUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.009MUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.009NUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.009PUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.009QUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.009RUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.009SUnspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.00. If S52.009 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.009
- Is S52.009 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.009 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.009 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59).