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S52.212D

Greenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 9 never code together
S52code
Excludes1
  • traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)S58.-
Excludes2
  • fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)S62.-
  • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)M97.4
S50-S59block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)S60-S69
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 6
A initial encounter for closed fracture
D subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing this code
G subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S sequela
Instructional notes 6
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
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
  • Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation) T14.8
Alongside this code 5 same parent — S52.212
S52.212A Greenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, init for clos fx S52.212G Greenstick fx shaft of left ulna, subs for fx w delay heal S52.212K Greenstick fx shaft of left ulna, subs for fx w nonunion S52.212P Greenstick fx shaft of left ulna, subs for fx w malunion S52.212S Greenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, sequela
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S52.212
Block
S50-S59
Siblings
5

Present FY2024–FY2027.