S52.356
S52.356: Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S52.356 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.356
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.356
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.356
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.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S52.356
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.356ANondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.356BNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.356CNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.356DNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.356ENondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.356FNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.356GNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.356HNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.356JNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.356KNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.356MNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.356NNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.356PNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.356QNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.356RNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.356SNondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, sequela
Other codes under S52.35
- S52.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm
- S52.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left 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