S52.334
S52.334 — Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.334 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right 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
S52.334 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 S52.334
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.334ANondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.334BNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.334CNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.334DNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.334ENondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.334FNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.334GNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.334HNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.334JNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.334KNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.334MNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.334NNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.334PNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.334QNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.334RNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.334SNondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.33. If S52.334 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.331Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius
- S52.332Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.333Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
- S52.335Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.336Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
Questions about S52.334
- Is S52.334 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.334 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.334 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).