S52.5
⚠ Non-billable (Header)Fracture of lower end of radius
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.
Also Known As
Fracture of distal end of radius
❌ Excludes1
inherited from S52Rules from parent category S52: Fracture of forearm
- • traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)
⚠️ Excludes2
directMay be coded together if both conditions coexist
- • physeal fractures of lower end of radius (S59.2-)
⚠️ Excludes2
inherited from S52Rules from parent category S52: Fracture of forearm
- • fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
- • periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)
Child Codes (9)
S52.50Unspecified fracture of the lower end of radiusS52.51Fracture of radial styloid processS52.52Torus fracture of lower end of radiusS52.53Colles' fractureS52.54Smith's fractureS52.55Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of radiusS52.56Barton's fractureS52.57Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of radiusS52.59Other fractures of lower end of radius
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CodeS52.5
BillableNo — Header code
ParentS52
CategoryInjury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes23 note(s)
Child codes9
Data Source
CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List
Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)