ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S52.6 Fracture of lower end of ulna › S52.61
Fracture of ulna styloid process
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:
- S52.611 Displaced fracture of right ulna styloid process (also a header)
- S52.612 Displaced fracture of left ulna styloid process (also a header)
- S52.613 Displaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process (also a header)
- S52.614 Nondisplaced fracture of right ulna styloid process (also a header)
- S52.615 Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process (also a header)
- S52.616 Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process (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 Fracture of ulna styloid process
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 > distal end
- Fracture, traumatic > ulna > lower end > styloid process
- Fracture, traumatic > ulna > lower end > styloid process > nondisplaced
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S52.60 | Unspecified fracture of lower end of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.62 | Torus fracture of lower end of ulna | Not billable |
| S52.69 | Other fracture of lower end of ulna | Not billable |