ICD-10 diagnosis code

S52.0 Fracture of upper end of ulna

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S52.0 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of upper end of ulna. It is a four-character subcategory of S52 (Fracture of forearm), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block S50–S59 (Injuries to the elbow and forearm) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S52.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Coronoid process
  • Elbow NOS
  • Monteggia fracture-dislocation
  • Olecranon process
  • Proximal end

S52.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S52.0Fraktur på övre delen av ulna

  • S52.00Fraktur på övre delen av ulna - sluten
  • S52.01Fraktur på övre delen av ulna - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S52.0Brudd i proksimal ende av ulna

  • S52.00Lukket brudd i proksimal ende av ulna
  • S52.01Åpent brudd i proksimal ende av ulna
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS520Fraktur af proksimale ende af ulna

  • DS520AFraktur af albue UNS
  • DS520BFraktur af olecranon
  • DS520CFraktur af processus coronoideus ulnae
  • DS520DMonteggia-fraktur
  • DS520ETerrible Triad Injury-albuefraktur (TTI)
FinlandICD-10-FI

S52.0Kyynärluun yläosan murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S52.0Fraktur des proximalen Endes der Ulna

  • S52.00Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S52.01Olekranon
  • S52.02Processus coronoideus ulnae
  • S52.09Sonstige und multiple Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S52.0Fracture de l'extrémité supérieure du cubitus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S52.0fractuur van boveneinde van ulna

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S52.001AUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S52.001BUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  • S52.001CUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  • S52.001DUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  • S52.001EUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  • S52.001FUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  • S52.001GUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  • S52.001HUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  • and 394 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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