S52.123R
Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 15 more
specific codes sit alongside it. Worth
checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 11 never code together
7th character 16
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 this code
S sequela
Instructional notes 7
S52code
Notes
- 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
S52.1code
Inclusion terms
- Fracture of proximal end of radius
S00-T88chapter
Notes
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1
Alongside this code 15 same parent — S52.123
S52.123A Disp fx of head of unsp radius, init for clos fx S52.123B Disp fx of head of unsp radius, init for opn fx type I/2 S52.123C Disp fx of head of unsp radius, init for opn fx type 3A/B/C S52.123D Disp fx of head of unsp rad, subs for clos fx w routn heal S52.123E Disp fx of head of unsp rad, 7thE S52.123F Disp fx of head of unsp rad, 7thF S52.123G Disp fx of head of unsp rad, subs for clos fx w delay heal S52.123H Disp fx of head of unsp rad, 7thH S52.123J Disp fx of head of unsp rad, 7thJ S52.123K Disp fx of head of unsp radius, subs for clos fx w nonunion S52.123M Disp fx of head of unsp rad, 7thM S52.123N Disp fx of head of unsp rad, 7thN S52.123P Disp fx of head of unsp radius, subs for clos fx w malunion S52.123Q Disp fx of head of unsp rad, 7thQ S52.123S Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius, sequela
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