Greenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture. S52.212A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Greenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna, init for clos fx The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM S52.212A became effective on October 1,...
S52.211D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Greenstick fx shaft of right ulna, subs for fx w routn heal The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S52.211D became effective on October 1, 2021.
Short description: Greenstick fx shaft of right ulna, subs for fx w routn heal The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM S52.211D became effective on October 1, 2021.
Greenstick fracture of shaft of radius, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture. S52.311A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S52.311A became effective on October 1, 2019.
Unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II. S52. 609B is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
A greenstick fracture occurs when a bone bends and cracks, instead of breaking completely into separate pieces. The fracture looks similar to what happens when you try to break a small, "green" branch on a tree.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna- S52. 201- Codify by AAPC.
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S52. 501A: Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture.
Greenstick fractures are incomplete fractures of long bones and are usually seen in young children, more commonly less than 10 years of age. They are commonly mid-diaphyseal, affecting the forearm and lower leg. They are distinct from torus fractures.
Children are more likely to suffer from nondisplaced fractures such as greenstick fractures where the bone is bent but cracks only partway through, while older adults are more likely to take much longer to heal due to their brittle bones.
An ulna fracture is a break in the ulna bone, one of the two bones in the forearm. It is often associated with a fracture of the other forearm bone, the radius.
A distal ulna fracture, or isolated ulnar shaft fracture, is a type of fracture that occurs along the length of the ulna bone, which is one of the two bones in the forearm.
pinky sideThe forearm consists of two bones, the radius and the ulna, with the ulna is located on the pinky side and the radius on your thumb side.
ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture S52. 501A.
ICD-10 Code for Unspecified fracture of right wrist and hand, initial encounter for closed fracture- S62. 91XA- Codify by AAPC.
How ICD-10 codes are structuredFirst three characters: General category,Fourth character (to the right of the decimal): The type of injury,Fifth character: Which finger was injured,Sixth character: Which hand was injured,Seventh character: The type of encounter (A, D, or S) as discussed above.