S52.122
S52.122 — Displaced fracture of head of left radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.122 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of head of left 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
S52.122 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 S52.122
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.122ADisplaced fracture of head of left radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.122BDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.122CDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.122DDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.122EDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.122FDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.122GDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.122HDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.122JDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.122KDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.122MDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.122NDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.122PDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.122QDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.122RDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.122SDisplaced fracture of head of left radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.12. If S52.122 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.122
- Is S52.122 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.122 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.122 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).