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FY2027

S52.9 — Unspecified fracture of forearm

Not billable

Is S52.9 billable?

No — S52.9 is a non-billable header code. S52.9 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 48 billable codes beneath S52.9.

Billable codes under this header

S52.9 at a glance

CodeS52.9
DescriptionUnspecified fracture of forearm
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is S52.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S52.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Fracture, traumatic › forearm (abduction) (adduction) (separation)
  • Fracture, traumatic › radius (abduction) (adduction) (separation)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from S52

The conditions below can never be reported together with S52.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S52.9 to fully describe the condition. S52.9 is sequenced first.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S52.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S52.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • birth trauma (P10-P15)
  • obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S50-S59

The conditions below are not part of S52.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S52.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S52

The conditions below are not part of S52.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S52.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

What codes fall under S52.9? (3)

How long has S52.9 existed?

S52.9 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

Which conditions are coded to S52.9?

What other codes are in the S52 family? (6)