S52.221F: Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
S52.221F is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic with routine healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.221F with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "F": subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.221F
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.221F
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.221F
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.
Medicare coverage
S52.221F is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S52.221
- S52.221ADisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.221BDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.221CDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.221DDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.221EDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.221GDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.221HDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.221JDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.221KDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.221MDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.221NDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.221PDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.221QDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.221RDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.221SDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, sequela