S52.232
S52.232 — Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.232 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left 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
S52.232 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 S52.232
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.232ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.232BDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.232CDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.232DDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.232EDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.232FDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.232GDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.232HDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.232JDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.232KDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.232MDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.232NDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.232PDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.232QDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.232RDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.232SDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.23. If S52.232 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.231Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right ulna
- S52.233Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
- S52.234Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right ulna
- S52.235Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna
- S52.236Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
Questions about S52.232
- Is S52.232 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.232 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.232 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).