S52.352
S52.352 — Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.352 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced comminuted 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
S52.352 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 S52.352
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.352ADisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.352BDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.352CDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.352DDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.352EDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.352FDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.352GDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.352HDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.352JDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.352KDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.352MDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.352NDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.352PDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.352QDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.352RDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.352SDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.35. If S52.352 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S52.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm
- S52.353Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm
- S52.354Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm
- S52.355Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm
- S52.356Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm
Questions about S52.352
- Is S52.352 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.352 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.352 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).