S52.3
Header — not billableFracture of shaft of radius
The ICD-10 code for fracture of shaft of radius is S52.3.
S52.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 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 S52.3
- S52.30Unspecified fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.31Greenstick fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.32Transverse 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
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
- S52.5Fracture of lower end of radiusnon-billable header
- S52.6Fracture of lower end of ulnanon-billable header
- S52.9Unspecified fracture of forearmnon-billable header
- S52.3Fracture of shaft of radiusnon-billable header