S52.615
S52.615 — Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process
Non-billable headerICD-10-CMleft
S52.615 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nondisplaced 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
S52.615 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 S52.615
16 child codes. Green means billable.
- S52.615ANondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.615BNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.615CNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.615DNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.615ENondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.615FNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.615GNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.615HNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.615JNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.615KNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.615MNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.615NNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.615PNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.615QNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.615RNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.615SNondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, sequela
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S52.61. If S52.615 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S52.615
- Is S52.615 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S52.615 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S52.615 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).