S52.283A Bent bone of unsp ulna, init encntr for closed fracture
Instructional Notes:
S52.283A Description: Bent bone of unsp ulna, init encntr for closed fracture ↓
S52.283 Description: Bent bone of unspecified ulna ↓
S52.28 Description: Bent bone of ulna ↓
S52.2 Description: Fracture of shaft of ulna ↓
S52 Description: Fracture of forearm Exclude1:
traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)
Exclude2:
fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)
Notes:
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)
Notes:
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
Use Additional Code:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)