S52.046
S52.046 — Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.046 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process 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
S52.046 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 S52.046
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.046ANondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.046BNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.046CNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.046DNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.046ENondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.046FNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.046GNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.046HNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.046JNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.046KNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.046MNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.046NNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.046PNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.046QNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.046RNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.046SNondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.04. If S52.046 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
- S52.044Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna
- S52.045Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of left ulna
Questions about S52.046
- Is S52.046 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.046 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.046 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).