S52.509
S52.509 — Unspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.509 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of the lower end 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
S52.509 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 S52.509
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.509AUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.509BUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.509CUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.509DUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.509EUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.509FUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.509GUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.509HUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.509JUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.509KUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.509MUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.509NUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.509PUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.509QUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.509RUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.509SUnspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.50. If S52.509 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.509
- Is S52.509 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.509 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.509 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).