S52.233
S52.233: Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.233 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced oblique 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.233
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.233
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.233
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.
Code to one of these instead S52.233
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.233ADisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.233BDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.233CDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.233DDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.233EDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.233FDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.233GDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.233HDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.233JDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.233KDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.233MDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.233NDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.233PDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.233QDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.233RDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.233SDisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna, sequela