S52.261
S52.261 — Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.261 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced segmental 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
S52.261 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 S52.261
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.261ADisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.261BDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.261CDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.261DDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.261EDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.261FDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.261GDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.261HDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.261JDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.261KDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.261MDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.261NDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.261PDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.261QDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.261RDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.261SDisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.26. If S52.261 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.262Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.263Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
- S52.264Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.265Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.266Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
Questions about S52.261
- Is S52.261 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.261 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.261 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).