S52.502
S52.502 — Unspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.502 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of the lower end of left 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
S52.502 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 S52.502
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.502AUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.502BUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.502CUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.502DUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.502EUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.502FUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.502GUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.502HUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.502JUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.502KUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.502MUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.502NUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.502PUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.502QUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.502RUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.502SUnspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.50. If S52.502 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.502
- Is S52.502 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.502 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.502 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).