S52.251
S52.251: Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.251 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.251
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.251
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.251
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 S52.251
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.251ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.251BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.251CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.251DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.251EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.251FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.251GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.251HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.251JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.251KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.251MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.251NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.251PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.251QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.251RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.251SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, sequela
Other codes under S52.25
- S52.252Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.253Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
- S52.254Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.255Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.256Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm