S52.242
S52.242 — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.242 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left 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
S52.242 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 S52.242
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.242ADisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.242BDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.242CDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.242DDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.242EDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.242FDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.242GDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.242HDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.242JDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.242KDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.242MDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.242NDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.242PDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.242QDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.242RDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.242SDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.24. If S52.242 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.241Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right 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 S52.242
- Is S52.242 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.242 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.242 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).