S52.025C
S52.025C: Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
S52.025C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.025C with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "C": initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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 S52.025C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.025C
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 S52.025C
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.
Medicare coverage
S52.025C is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S52.025
- S52.025ANondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.025BNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.025DNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.025ENondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.025FNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.025GNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.025HNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.025JNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.025KNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.025MNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.025NNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.025PNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.025QNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.025RNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.025SNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna, sequela