S52.126
S52.126: Nondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.126 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.126
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.126
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 S52.126
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.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S52.126
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.126ANondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.126BNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.126CNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.126DNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.126ENondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.126FNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.126GNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.126HNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.126JNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.126KNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.126MNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.126NNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.126PNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.126QNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.126RNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.126SNondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, sequela