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S52.611A
Billable

Displaced fracture of right ulna styloid process (initial encounter for closed fracture)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

S52.611A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

View documentation for distal ulna fracture
distal ulna fracture
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Fracture of Distal Ulna

View documentation for fracture of ulnar styloid
fracture of ulnar styloid
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Fracture of Ulnar Styloid Process

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

3 items

From S00-T88:

From S52:

  • traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)

Excludes2

2 items

From S52:

  • fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Notes

3 items

From S52:

  • 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

7th Character Notes

17 items

From S52:

  • 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
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