S52.599
S52.599: Other fractures of lower end of unspecified radius
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.599 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other fractures of 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
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above S52.599
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.599
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.599
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 S52.599
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.599AOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.599BOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.599COther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.599DOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.599EOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.599FOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.599GOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.599HOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.599JOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.599KOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.599MOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.599NOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.599POther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.599QOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.599ROther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.599SOther fractures of lower end of unspecified radius, sequela