S52.264
S52.264 — Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.264 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S52.264 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 S52.264
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.264ANondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.264BNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.264CNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.264DNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.264ENondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.264FNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.264GNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.264HNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.264JNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.264KNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.264MNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.264NNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.264PNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.264QNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.264RNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.264SNondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.26. If S52.264 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.261Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.262Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.263Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
- S52.265Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.266Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
Questions about S52.264
- Is S52.264 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.264 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.264 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).