S52.243
S52.243 — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S52.243 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified 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
S52.243 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 S52.243
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.243ADisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.243BDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.243CDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.243DDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.243EDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.243FDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.243GDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.243HDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.243JDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.243KDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.243MDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.243NDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.243PDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.243QDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.243RDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.243SDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.24. If S52.243 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.241Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.242Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left 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 S52.243
- Is S52.243 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.243 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.243 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).