S52.282
S52.282 — Bent bone of left ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.282 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for bent bone 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
S52.282 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 S52.282
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.282ABent bone of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.282BBent bone of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.282CBent bone of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.282DBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.282EBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.282FBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.282GBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.282HBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.282JBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.282KBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.282MBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.282NBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.282PBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.282QBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.282RBent bone of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.282SBent bone of left ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.28. If S52.282 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.282
- Is S52.282 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.282 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.282 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).