S52.224
S52.224 — Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.224 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced transverse 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
S52.224 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 S52.224
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.224ANondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.224BNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.224CNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.224DNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.224ENondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.224FNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.224GNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.224HNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.224JNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.224KNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.224MNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.224NNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.224PNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.224QNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.224RNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.224SNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.22. If S52.224 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
- S52.223Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
- S52.225Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left ulna
- S52.226Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
Questions about S52.224
- Is S52.224 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.224 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.224 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).