S52.345
S52.345 — Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.345 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm. 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
S52.345 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 S52.345
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.345ANondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.345BNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.345CNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.345DNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.345ENondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.345FNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.345GNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.345HNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.345JNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.345KNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.345MNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.345NNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.345PNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.345QNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.345RNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.345SNondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.34. If S52.345 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.341Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm
- S52.342Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm
- S52.343Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm
- S52.344Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm
- S52.346Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm
Questions about S52.345
- Is S52.345 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.345 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.345 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).