S52.212
S52.212 — Greenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.212 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for greenstick fracture of shaft of left 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 in subcategory S52.21
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S52.212 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 S52.212
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.212AGreenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.212DGreenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S52.212GGreenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S52.212KGreenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S52.212PGreenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S52.212SGreenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.21. If S52.212 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.212
- Is S52.212 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.212 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.212 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).