S52.32
S52.32 — Transverse fracture of shaft of radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.32 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for transverse fracture of shaft of radius. 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
S52.32 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 S52.32
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.321Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius
- S52.322Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.323Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
- S52.324Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius
- S52.325Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.326Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.3. If S52.32 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.30Unspecified fracture of shaft of radius
- S52.31Greenstick fracture of shaft of radius
- S52.33Oblique fracture of shaft of radius
- S52.34Spiral fracture of shaft of radius
- S52.35Comminuted fracture of shaft of radius
- S52.36Segmental fracture of shaft of radius
- S52.37Galeazzi's fracture
- S52.38Bent bone of radius
- S52.39Other fracture of shaft of radius
Questions about S52.32
- Is S52.32 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.32 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.32 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).