S52.552
S52.552 — Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.552 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other extraarticular fracture of 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
S52.552 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 S52.552
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.552AOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.552BOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.552COther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.552DOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.552EOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.552FOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.552GOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.552HOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.552JOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.552KOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.552MOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.552NOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.552POther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.552QOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.552ROther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.552SOther extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.55. If S52.552 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.552
- Is S52.552 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.552 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.552 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).