S52.325C — Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
S52.325C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type iiia, iiib, or iiic. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "C" — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
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 S52.325C
These are not written on S52.325C, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing S52.325C with anything listed here is a denial.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.325C
Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of S52.325C, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.325C
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at S52.325C. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading S52.325C alone.
Risk adjustment
S52.325C 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.
Medicare coverage
S52.325C is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56900Billing and Coding: Immunizations
- A57311Billing and Coding: Physical Therapy - Home Health
- A58872Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization
- A58873Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization
Code history
S52.325C has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.325. If S52.325C is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.325ANondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.325BNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.325DNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.325ENondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.325FNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.325GNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.325HNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.325JNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.325KNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.325MNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.325NNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.325PNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.325QNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.325RNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.325SNondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius, sequela
Questions about S52.325C
- Is S52.325C a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S52.325C is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S52.325C 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).
- What cannot be coded together with S52.325C?
- S52.325C carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above S52.325C (S52) and apply to it just the same.