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S52

Non-Billable (Header)

Fracture of forearm

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

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

Child Codes

S52.0Fracture of upper end of ulna
S52.1Fracture of upper end of radius
S52.2Fracture of shaft of ulna
S52.3Fracture of shaft of radius
S52.5Fracture of lower end of radius
S52.6Fracture of lower end of ulna
S52.9Unspecified fracture of forearm

Code Hierarchy

└S52Fracture of forearm
└S52Fracture of forearm

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