S52.026
S52.026 — Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.026 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension 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
S52.026 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 S52.026
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.026ANondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.026BNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.026CNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.026DNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.026ENondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.026FNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.026GNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.026HNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.026JNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.026KNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.026MNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.026NNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.026PNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.026QNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.026RNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.026SNondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.02. If S52.026 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.021Displaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of right ulna
- S52.022Displaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna
- S52.023Displaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna
- S52.024Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of right ulna
- S52.025Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna
Questions about S52.026
- Is S52.026 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.026 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.026 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).