S52.132J — Displaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
S52.132J is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "J" — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
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
S52.132J 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.
Medicare coverage
S52.132J is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.132. If S52.132J is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.132ADisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.132BDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.132CDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.132DDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.132EDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.132FDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.132GDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.132HDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.132KDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.132MDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.132NDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.132PDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.132QDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.132RDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.132SDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius, sequela
Questions about S52.132J
- Is S52.132J a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S52.132J is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S52.132J 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).