S52.572
S52.572 — Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.572 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other intraarticular 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
S52.572 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 S52.572
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.572AOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.572BOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.572COther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.572DOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.572EOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.572FOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.572GOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.572HOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.572JOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.572KOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.572MOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.572NOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.572POther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.572QOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.572ROther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.572SOther intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.57. If S52.572 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.572
- Is S52.572 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.572 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.572 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).