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S52

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Fracture of forearm

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

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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Cannot be coded with S52

  • • traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)

⚠️ Excludes2

direct

May be coded together if both conditions coexist

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

Child Codes (7)

S52.0Fracture of upper end of ulnaS52.1Fracture of upper end of radiusS52.2Fracture of shaft of ulnaS52.3Fracture of shaft of radiusS52.5Fracture of lower end of radiusS52.6Fracture of lower end of ulnaS52.9Unspecified fracture of forearm

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Code Information

CodeS52
BillableNo — Header code
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes22 note(s)
Child codes7

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)