S52.399
S52.399 — Other fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMunspecified
S52.399 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other 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
Risk adjustment
S52.399 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 S52.399
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.399AOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.399BOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.399COther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.399DOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.399EOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.399FOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.399GOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.399HOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.399JOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.399KOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.399MOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.399NOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.399POther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.399QOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.399ROther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.399SOther fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.39. If S52.399 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.399
- Is S52.399 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.399 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.399 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).