S52.52
S52.52: Torus fracture of lower end of radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.52 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for torus fracture of lower end of 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 in subcategory S52.52
- A
- initial encounter for closed fracture
- D
- subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
- G
- subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
- K
- subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
- P
- subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
- S
- sequela
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.52
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.52
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.52
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead S52.52
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Other codes under S52.5
- S52.50Unspecified fracture of the lower end of radius
- S52.51Fracture of radial styloid process
- S52.53Colles' fracture
- S52.54Smith's fracture
- S52.55Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of radius
- S52.56Barton's fracture
- S52.57Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of radius
- S52.59Other fractures of lower end of radius