S52.61
S52.61: Fracture of ulna styloid process
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S52.61 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for fracture of ulna styloid process. 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 S52.61
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above S52.61
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with S52.61
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 S52.61
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.611Displaced fracture of right ulna styloid process
- S52.612Displaced fracture of left ulna styloid process
- S52.613Displaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process
- S52.614Nondisplaced fracture of right ulna styloid process
- S52.615Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process
- S52.616Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process