S52.389
S52.389 — Bent bone of unspecified radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.389 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for bent bone of unspecified 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
S52.389 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 S52.389
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.389ABent bone of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.389BBent bone of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.389CBent bone of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.389DBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.389EBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.389FBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.389GBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.389HBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.389JBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.389KBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.389MBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.389NBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.389PBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.389QBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.389RBent bone of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.389SBent bone of unspecified radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.38. If S52.389 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.389
- Is S52.389 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.389 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.389 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).