S52.381
S52.381 — Bent bone of right radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMright
S52.381 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for bent bone of right radius. 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
S52.381 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 S52.381
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.381ABent bone of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.381BBent bone of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.381CBent bone of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.381DBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.381EBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.381FBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.381GBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.381HBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.381JBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.381KBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.381MBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.381NBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.381PBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.381QBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.381RBent bone of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.381SBent bone of right radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.38. If S52.381 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.381
- Is S52.381 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.381 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.381 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).