S52.046C
S52.046C: Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S52.046C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.046C 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 S52.046C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.046C
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 S52.046C
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.
Other codes under S52.046
- 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
- S52.046DNondisplaced 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