S52.32
Header — not billableTransverse fracture of shaft of radius
The ICD-10 code for transverse fracture of shaft of radius is S52.32.
S52.32 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 S52.32
- S52.321Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius
- S52.322Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.323Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
- S52.324Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius
- S52.325Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius
- S52.326Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified radius
Related codes in this category
- S52.30Unspecified fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.31Greenstick fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.33Oblique fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.34Spiral fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.35Comminuted fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.36Segmental fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.37Galeazzi's fracturenon-billable header
- S52.38Bent bone of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.39Other fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.32Transverse fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header