S52.124
S52.124 — Nondisplaced fracture of head of right radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.124 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
Risk adjustment
S52.124 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 S52.124
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.124ANondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.124BNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.124CNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.124DNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.124ENondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.124FNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.124GNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.124HNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.124JNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.124KNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.124MNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.124NNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.124PNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.124QNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.124RNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.124SNondisplaced fracture of head of right radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.12. If S52.124 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.124
- Is S52.124 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.124 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.124 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).