S52.101
S52.101 — Unspecified fracture of upper end of right radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.101 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of upper end of right radius. 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
S52.101 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 S52.101
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.101AUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.101BUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.101CUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.101DUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.101EUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.101FUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.101GUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.101HUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.101JUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.101KUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.101MUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.101NUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.101PUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.101QUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.101RUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.101SUnspecified fracture of upper end of right radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.10. If S52.101 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.101
- Is S52.101 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.101 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.101 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).