S52.549A
S52.549A: Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
S52.549A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for smith's fracture of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check S52.549A with the rest of the claim: free scrubber7th character "A": initial encounter for closed fracture
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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.549A
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.549A
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.549A
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.
Other codes under S52.549
- S52.549BSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.549CSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.549DSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.549ESmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.549FSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.549GSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.549HSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.549JSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.549KSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.549MSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.549NSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.549PSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.549QSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.549RSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.549SSmith's fracture of unspecified radius, sequela