S52.125
S52.125 — Nondisplaced fracture of head of left radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.125 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S52.125 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 S52.125
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.125ANondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.125BNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.125CNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.125DNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.125ENondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.125FNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.125GNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.125HNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.125JNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.125KNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.125MNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.125NNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.125PNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.125QNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.125RNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.125SNondisplaced fracture of head of left radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.12. If S52.125 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.125
- Is S52.125 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.125 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.125 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).