S52.121
S52.121: Displaced fracture of head of right radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.121 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of head 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.121
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.121
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on S52.1: Fracture of upper end of radius
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.121
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.
Code to one of these instead S52.121
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.121ADisplaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.121BDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.121CDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.121DDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.121EDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.121FDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.121GDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.121HDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.121JDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.121KDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.121MDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.121NDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.121PDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.121QDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.121RDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.121SDisplaced fracture of head of right radius, sequela