S52.181A
Other fracture of upper end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 11 never code together
7th character 16
A initial encounter for closed fracture this code
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
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 — S52.181
S52.181B Oth fx upper end of r radius, init for opn fx type I/2 S52.181C Oth fx upper end of r radius, init for opn fx type 3A/B/C S52.181D Oth fx upper end of r radius, subs for clos fx w routn heal S52.181E Oth fx upr end r rad, subs for opn fx type I/2 w routn heal S52.181F Oth fx upr end r rad, 7thF S52.181G Oth fx upper end of r radius, subs for clos fx w delay heal S52.181H Oth fx upr end r rad, subs for opn fx type I/2 w delay heal S52.181J Oth fx upr end r rad, 7thJ S52.181K Oth fx upper end of r radius, subs for clos fx w nonunion S52.181M Oth fx upper end r rad, subs for opn fx type I/2 w nonunion S52.181N Oth fx upr end r rad, subs for opn fx type 3A/B/C w nonunion S52.181P Oth fx upper end of r radius, subs for clos fx w malunion S52.181Q Oth fx upper end r rad, subs for opn fx type I/2 w malunion S52.181R Oth fx upr end r rad, subs for opn fx type 3A/B/C w malunion S52.181S Other fracture of upper end of right radius, sequela
Additional references
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