S52.121C
S52.121C: Displaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
S52.121C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.121C 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 S52.121C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.121C
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 S52.121C
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.
Medicare coverage
S52.121C is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S52.121
- 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
- S52.121DDisplaced 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