S52.61
Header — not billableFracture of ulna styloid process
The ICD-10 code for fracture of ulna styloid process is S52.61.
S52.61 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 S52.61
- S52.611Displaced fracture of right ulna styloid process
- S52.612Displaced fracture of left ulna styloid process
- S52.613Displaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process
- S52.614Nondisplaced fracture of right ulna styloid process
- S52.615Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process
- S52.616Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process
Related codes in this category
- S52.60Unspecified fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.62Torus fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.69Other fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.61Fracture of ulna styloid processnon-billable header