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ICD-10-CM Code S52.0
Fracture of upper end of ulna

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S52.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S52.0 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of upper end of ulna' in more detail.


The ICD code S520 is used to code Monteggia fracture

The Monteggia fracture is a fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with dislocation of the head of the radius. It is named after Giovanni Battista Monteggia.

MeSH Code: 68009011

X-ray of Monteggia fracture of right forearm

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for S52.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Fracture of proximal end of ulna
Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here."
Fracture of elbow NOS - instead, use code S42.40-
Fractures of shaft of ulna - instead, use code S52.2-

Parent Code: S52 - Fracture of forearm

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/S520