S52.24
S52.24 — Spiral fracture of shaft of ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.24 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for spiral fracture of shaft of 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
S52.24 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 S52.24
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.241Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.242Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.243Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
- S52.244Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.245Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.246Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.2. If S52.24 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.20Unspecified fracture of shaft of ulna
- S52.21Greenstick fracture of shaft of ulna
- S52.22Transverse fracture of shaft of ulna
- S52.23Oblique fracture of shaft of ulna
- S52.25Comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna
- S52.26Segmental fracture of shaft of ulna
- S52.27Monteggia's fracture of ulna
- S52.28Bent bone of ulna
- S52.29Other fracture of shaft of ulna
Questions about S52.24
- Is S52.24 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.24 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.24 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).