S52.044
S52.044 — Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.044 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right 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
S52.044 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 S52.044
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.044ANondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.044BNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.044CNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.044DNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.044ENondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.044FNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.044GNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.044HNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.044JNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.044KNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.044MNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.044NNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.044PNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.044QNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.044RNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.044SNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.04. If S52.044 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.041Displaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna
- S52.042Displaced fracture of coronoid process of left ulna
- S52.043Displaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna
- S52.045Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of left ulna
- S52.046Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna
Questions about S52.044
- Is S52.044 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.044 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.044 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).