S52.35

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

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Official Description

Comminuted fracture of shaft of radius

Use a more specific code (6 billable)

Metadata & Insights

•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

BillableHas subcodes

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S50-S59Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

S52Fracture of forearm

S52.3Fracture of shaft of radius

S52.35Comminuted fracture of shaft of radiusNot billable

S52.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right armBillable

S52.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left armBillable

S52.353Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified armBillable

S52.354Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right armBillable

S52.355Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left armBillable

S52.356Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified armBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S52.35:

categoryS52

Fracture of forearm

Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

chapterCH19

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

2026

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