S52.341H
S52.341H — Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exemptright
S52.341H is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type i or ii with delayed healing. It is valid for submission on a claim.
7th character "H" — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
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
S52.341H 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
S52.341H is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.341. If S52.341H is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.341ADisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.341BDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.341CDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.341DDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.341EDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.341FDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.341GDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.341JDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.341KDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.341MDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.341NDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.341PDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.341QDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.341RDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.341SDisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, sequela
Questions about S52.341H
- Is S52.341H a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. S52.341H is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does S52.341H 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).