S52.399F
Other fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
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 9 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 this code
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 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
Alongside this code 15 same parent — S52.399
S52.399A Oth fracture of shaft of radius, unsp arm, init for clos fx S52.399B Oth fx shaft of radius, unsp arm, init for opn fx type I/2 S52.399C Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, init for opn fx type 3A/B/C S52.399D Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, subs for clos fx w routn heal S52.399E Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thE S52.399G Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, subs for clos fx w delay heal S52.399H Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thH S52.399J Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thJ S52.399K Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, subs for clos fx w nonunion S52.399M Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thM S52.399N Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thN S52.399P Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, subs for clos fx w malunion S52.399Q Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thQ S52.399R Oth fx shaft of rad, unsp arm, 7thR S52.399S Other fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, sequela
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