Kodex

Section

S52.12

Fracture of head of radius

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
  - S52 Fracture of forearm
    - S52.1 Fracture of upper end of radius
      - S52.12 Fracture of head of radius
        
        S52.121 Displaced fracture of head of right radius
        
        S52.122 Displaced fracture of head of left radius
        
        S52.123 Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius
        
        S52.124 Nondisplaced fracture of head of right radius
        
        S52.125 Nondisplaced fracture of head of left radius
        
        S52.126 Nondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius

Notes

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

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.

Inclusion Terms

Fracture of proximal end of radius

Use Additional

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

Excludes 1

traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)
- S58 Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm

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

Excludes 2

physeal fractures of upper end of radius (S59.2-)
- S59.2 Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
S52.3 Fracture of shaft of radius

S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level
M97.4 Periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods