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S52Categoría · se requiere mayor especificidadActual

Fracture of forearm

JerarquíaS50-S59 · S52

Instrucciones del código

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

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

Instrucciones de niveles superiores

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

Excludes 2
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)

Códigos más específicos

S52.0Fracture of upper end of ulnaCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS52.1Fracture of upper end of radiusCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS52.2Fracture of shaft of ulnaCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS52.3Fracture of shaft of radiusCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS52.5Fracture of lower end of radiusCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS52.6Fracture of lower end of ulnaCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidadS52.9Unspecified fracture of forearmCategoría · se requiere mayor especificidad
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