S52.219
S52.219 — Greenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.219 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for greenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified 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
S52.219 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 S52.219
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.219AGreenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.219DGreenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- S52.219GGreenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- S52.219KGreenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- S52.219PGreenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S52.219SGreenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.21. If S52.219 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.219
- Is S52.219 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.219 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.219 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).