S52.291
S52.291 — Other fracture of shaft of right ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.291 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fracture of shaft of right 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
S52.291 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 S52.291
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.291AOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.291BOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.291COther fracture of shaft of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.291DOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.291EOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.291FOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.291GOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.291HOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.291JOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.291KOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.291MOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.291NOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.291POther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.291QOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.291ROther fracture of shaft of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.291SOther fracture of shaft of right ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.29. If S52.291 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.291
- Is S52.291 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.291 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.291 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).