S52.123K
S52.123K: Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
S52.123K is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.123K with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "K": subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
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 S52.123K
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.123K
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 S52.123K
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
S52.123K is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 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 S52.123
- S52.123ADisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.123BDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.123CDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.123DDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.123EDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.123FDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.123GDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.123HDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.123JDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.123MDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.123NDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.123PDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.123QDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.123RDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.123SDisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, sequela