S52.25
Header — not billableComminuted fracture of shaft of ulna
The ICD-10 code for comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna is S52.25.
S52.25 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S52.25
- S52.251Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.252Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.253Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
- S52.254Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm
- S52.255Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm
- S52.256Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm
Related codes in this category
- S52.20Unspecified fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.21Greenstick fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.22Transverse fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.23Oblique fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.24Spiral fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.26Segmental fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.27Monteggia's fracture of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.28Bent bone of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.29Other fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.25Comminuted fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header