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Diagnostic Guide Name

FRACTURE RADIUS AND ULNAR SHAFTS

ICD 10 Diagnosis, Single Code, Left Code, Right Code and Bilateral Code

DIAGNOSISSINGLE CODE ONLYLEFTRIGHTBILATERAL (IF AVAILABLE)
FRACTURE ULNA SHAFT    
- TRANSVERSE     
 - DISPLACED S52.222_S52.221_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.225_S52.224_ 
- OBLIQUE    
 - DISPLACED S52.232_S52.231_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.235_S52.234_ 
- COMMINUTED    
 - DISPLACED S52.252_S52.251_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.255_S52.254_ 
- SPIRAL    
 - DISPLACED S52.242_S52.241_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.245_S52.244_ 
- GREENSTICK S52.212_S52.211_ 
- SEGMENTAL    
 - DISPLACED S52.262_S52.261_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.265_S52.264_ 
- MONTEGGIA'S S52.272_S52.271_ 
FRACTURE RADIUS SHAFT    
- TRANSVERSE     
 - DISPLACED S52.322_S52.321_ 
 - NONDISPLCED S52.325_S52.324_ 
- OBLIQUE    
 - DISPLACED S52.332_S52.331_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.335_S52.334_ 
- COMMINUTED    
 - DISPLACED S52.352_S52.351_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.355_S52.354_ 
- SPIRAL    
 - DISPLACED S52.342_S52.341_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.345_S52.344_ 
- GREENSTICK S52.312_S52.311_ 
- SEGMENTAL    
 - DISPLACED S52.362_S52.361_ 
 - NONDISPLACED S52.365_S52.364_ 
- GALEAZZI'S S52.372_S52.371_ 

Instructions (ICD 10 CM 2020, U.S. Version)

USE TWO DIAGNOSIS CODES - ONE FOR EACH BONE   
THE APPROPRIATE SEVENTH CHARACTER IS TO BE ADDED TO EACH CODE FROM CATEGORY S52
 Closed FracturesOpen Type I or II or OtherOpen Type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Initial EncounterABC
Subsequent Routine HealingDEF
Subsequent Delayed HealingGHJ
Subsequent NonunionKMN
Subsequent MalunionPQR
SequelaSSS

ICD-10 Reference

Reproduced from the International statistical classification of diseases and related health problems, 10th revision, Fifth edition, 2016. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2016 https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/246208

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