S52.272
S52.272 — Monteggia's fracture of left ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.272 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for monteggia's fracture of left ulna. 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
S52.272 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 S52.272
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.272AMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.272BMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.272CMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.272DMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.272EMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.272FMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.272GMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.272HMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.272JMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.272KMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.272MMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.272NMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.272PMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.272QMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.272RMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.272SMonteggia's fracture of left ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.27. If S52.272 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.272
- Is S52.272 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.272 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.272 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).