ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S52.549 Smith's fracture of unspecified radius › S52.549N
Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
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 > Smith's
- Fracture, traumatic > radius > distal end
- Fracture, traumatic > radius > lower end > Smith's
- Smith's fracture
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S52.549A | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, initial encounter for closed fracture | Valid |
| S52.549B | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II | Valid |
| S52.549C | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC | Valid |
| S52.549D | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing | Valid |
| S52.549E | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing | Valid |
| S52.549F | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing | Valid |
| S52.549G | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing | Valid |
| S52.549H | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing | Valid |
| S52.549J | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing | Valid |
| S52.549K | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion | Valid |
| S52.549M | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion | Valid |
| S52.549P | Smith's fracture of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion | Valid |