S52.602
S52.602 — Unspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.602 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna. 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
S52.602 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 S52.602
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.602AUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.602BUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.602CUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.602DUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.602EUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.602FUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.602GUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.602HUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.602JUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.602KUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.602MUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.602NUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.602PUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.602QUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.602RUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.602SUnspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.60. If S52.602 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.602
- Is S52.602 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.602 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.602 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).