ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S52.2 Fracture of shaft of ulna › S52.22
Transverse fracture of shaft of ulna
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 6 more specific codes instead:
- S52.221 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna (also a header)
- S52.222 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left ulna (also a header)
- S52.223 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna (also a header)
- S52.224 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna (also a header)
- S52.225 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left ulna (also a header)
- S52.226 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Transverse fracture of shaft of ulna
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S52 Fracture of forearm
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52
Seventh character values
- initial encounter for open fracture NOS
Excludes1 - never coded here
- traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)
Excludes2 - not included here
- fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)
Note
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
Inherited from the S50-S59 section Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Fracture, traumatic > ulna > shaft > transverse
- Fracture, traumatic > ulna > shaft > transverse > nondisplaced
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S52.20 | Unspecified fracture of shaft of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.21 | Greenstick fracture of shaft of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.23 | Oblique fracture of shaft of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.24 | Spiral fracture of shaft of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.25 | Comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.26 | Segmental fracture of shaft of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.27 | Monteggia's fracture of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.28 | Bent bone of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.29 | Other fracture of shaft of ulna | Not billable |