S52.351B
S52.351B: Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright
S52.351B is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type i or ii. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.351B 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 S52.351B
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.351B
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.351B
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
S52.351B 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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- A58872Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization
- A58873Billing and Coding: Tetanus Immunization
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under S52.351
- S52.351ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.351CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.351DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.351EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.351FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.351GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.351HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.351JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.351KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.351MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.351NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.351PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.351QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.351RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.351SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, sequela