S52.5
Header — not billableFracture of lower end of radius
The ICD-10 code for fracture of lower end of radius is S52.5.
S52.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
- physeal fractures of lower end of radius (S59.2-)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Fracture of distal end of radius
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 S52.5
- S52.50Unspecified fracture of the lower end of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.51Fracture of radial styloid processnon-billable header
- S52.52Torus fracture of lower end of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.53Colles' fracturenon-billable header
- S52.54Smith's fracturenon-billable header
- S52.55Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.56Barton's fracturenon-billable header
- S52.57Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.59Other fractures of lower end of radiusnon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S52.0Fracture of upper end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.1Fracture of upper end of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.2Fracture of shaft of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.3Fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.6Fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.9Unspecified fracture of forearmnon-billable header
- S52.5Fracture of lower end of radiusnon-billable header