S52.201
S52.201 — Unspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.201 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna. 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
S52.201 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 S52.201
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.201AUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.201BUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.201CUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.201DUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.201EUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.201FUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.201GUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.201HUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.201JUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.201KUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.201MUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.201NUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.201PUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.201QUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.201RUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.201SUnspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.20. If S52.201 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.201
- Is S52.201 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.201 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.201 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).