ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S52.24 Spiral fracture of shaft of ulna › S52.242
Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
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 16 more specific codes instead:
- S52.242A Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
- S52.242B Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- S52.242C Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- S52.242D Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- S52.242E Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- S52.242F Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- S52.242G Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- S52.242H Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- S52.242J Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- S52.242K Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- S52.242M Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- S52.242N Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- S52.242P Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- S52.242Q Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- S52.242R Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S52.242S Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm, sequela
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.
- FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
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 > spiral
- Fracture, traumatic > ulna > shaft > spiral > nondisplaced
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S52.241 | Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm | Not billable |
| S52.243 | Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm | Not billable |
| S52.244 | Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm | Not billable |
| S52.245 | Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm | Not billable |
| S52.246 | Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm | Not billable |