S52.024NUpcomingBillable / specificExempt from present-on-admission reporting

Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion

Chapters 19 · Inherited instructions

Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

S52 · Inherited instructions

Excludes 1

traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)

A — initial encounter for closed fracture

B — initial encounter for open fracture type I or II

C — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC

D — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing

E — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing

F — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing

G — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing

H — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing

J — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing

K — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion

M — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion

N — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion

P — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion

Q — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion

R — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion

S — sequela

Excludes 2 · 10

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

S50-S59 · Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Excludes 2

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

S52 · Fracture of forearm

Excludes 2

fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)

S52.0 · Fracture of upper end of ulna

Excludes 2

fracture of elbow NOS (S42.40-)
fractures of shaft of ulna (S52.2-)

Claims & coverage

Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.

When ICD-10-CM is required

For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.

Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.

Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗

Check Medicare coverage ↗

First observed · 2015-10-01

Code history

Latest recorded change · FY2025 · 04-01

ChangedUnchanged

FY2025 · 04-01

Effective from 2025-04-01

Inherited rules changed

Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion

Billable diagnosis code

CDC/NCHS · FY2025 · 04-01

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	No tabular change
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	No tabular change
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	Inherited rules changed
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	Inherited rules changed
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Historical ICD-9 mappings · 2018

Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.

733.82 · Approximate

CDC/NCHS · GEM 2018

Code-level instructions

The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.

Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓

Review the official coding guidelines ↗

Inherited instructions

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2

birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Note

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

S50-S59 · Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Excludes 2

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

S52 · Fracture of forearm

Excludes 1

traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)

Excludes 2

fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)

Note

A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification

Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52