S52.181C Oth fx upper end of r radius, init for opn fx type 3A/B/C
Instructional Notes:
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S52.181C
Description: Oth fx upper end of r radius, init for opn fx type 3A/B/C
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S52.181
Description: Other fracture of upper end of right radius
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S52.18
Description: Other fracture of upper end of radius
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S52.1
Description: Fracture of upper end of radius
Exclude2:- physeal fractures of upper end of radius (S59.2-)
- fracture of shaft of radius (S52.3-)
- Fracture of proximal end of radius
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S52
Description: Fracture of forearm
Exclude1:- traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)
- fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
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S50-S59
Description: Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
Exclude2:- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
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S00-T88
Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
Exclude2:- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
- Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)