S52.321B
S52.321B: Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
S52.321B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type i or ii. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.321B with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "B": initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.321B
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.321B
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.321B
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
S52.321B is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S52.321
- S52.321ADisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.321CDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.321DDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.321EDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.321FDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.321GDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.321HDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.321JDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.321KDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.321MDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.321NDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.321PDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.321QDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.321RDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.321SDisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius, sequela