S52.092
S52.092 — Other fracture of upper end of left ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.092 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of upper end of left 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
S52.092 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 S52.092
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.092AOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.092BOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.092COther fracture of upper end of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.092DOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.092EOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.092FOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.092GOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.092HOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.092JOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.092KOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.092MOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.092NOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.092POther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.092QOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.092ROther fracture of upper end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.092SOther fracture of upper end of left ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.09. If S52.092 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.092
- Is S52.092 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.092 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.092 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).