S52.612
S52.612 — Displaced fracture of left ulna styloid process
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.612 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for displaced fracture of left 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
Risk adjustment
S52.612 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 S52.612
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.612ADisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.612BDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.612CDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.612DDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.612EDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.612FDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.612GDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.612HDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.612JDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.612KDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.612MDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.612NDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.612PDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.612QDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.612RDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.612SDisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.61. If S52.612 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.612
- Is S52.612 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.612 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.612 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).