S52.283
S52.283 — Bent bone of unspecified ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.283 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for bent bone of unspecified 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
S52.283 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 S52.283
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.283ABent bone of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.283BBent bone of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.283CBent bone of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.283DBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.283EBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.283FBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.283GBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.283HBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.283JBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.283KBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.283MBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.283NBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.283PBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.283QBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.283RBent bone of unspecified ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.283SBent bone of unspecified ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.28. If S52.283 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.283
- Is S52.283 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.283 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.283 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).