S52.03
Header — not billableFracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of ulna
The ICD-10 code for fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of ulna is S52.03.
S52.03 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 S52.03
- S52.031Displaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of right ulna
- S52.032Displaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of left ulna
- S52.033Displaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna
- S52.034Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of right ulna
- S52.035Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of left ulna
- S52.036Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna
Related codes in this category
- S52.00Unspecified fracture of upper end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.01Torus fracture of upper end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.02Fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.04Fracture of coronoid process of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.09Other fracture of upper end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.03Fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of ulnanon-billable header