S52.226C
S52.226C: Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S52.226C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.226C with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "C": initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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 S52.226C
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.226C
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.226C
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.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S52.226
- S52.226ANondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.226BNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.226DNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.226ENondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.226FNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.226GNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.226HNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.226JNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.226KNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.226MNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.226NNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.226PNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.226QNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.226RNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.226SNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, sequela