S52.223
S52.223 — Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.223 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse 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 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
S52.223 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 S52.223
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.223ADisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.223BDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.223CDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.223DDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.223EDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.223FDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.223GDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.223HDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.223JDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.223KDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.223MDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.223NDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.223PDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.223QDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.223RDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.223SDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.22. If S52.223 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.221Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna
- S52.222Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left ulna
- S52.224Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna
- S52.225Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left ulna
- S52.226Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
Questions about S52.223
- Is S52.223 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.223 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.223 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).