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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.026
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.026
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 S52.026
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 S52.026
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
Other codes under S52.02
- 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