S52.241
S52.241 — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.241 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm. 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
S52.241 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 S52.241
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.241ADisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.241BDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.241CDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.241DDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.241EDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.241FDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.241GDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.241HDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.241JDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.241KDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.241MDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.241NDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.241PDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.241QDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.241RDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.241SDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.24. If S52.241 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- 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
Questions about S52.241
- Is S52.241 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.241 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.241 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).