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S52.5 Fracture of lower end of radius

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S52.5 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of lower end of radius. 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 S52.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Colles fracture
  • Smith fracture

S52.5 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

S52.5Fraktur på nedre delen av radius

  • S52.50Fraktur på nedre delen av radius - sluten
  • S52.51Fraktur på nedre delen av radius - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S52.5Brudd i distal ende av radius

  • S52.50Lukket brudd i distal ende av radius
  • S52.51Åpent brudd i distal ende av radius
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS525Fraktur af distale ende af radius

  • DS525ABartons fraktur
  • DS525BColles' fraktur
  • DS525CSmiths fraktur
FinlandICD-10-FI

S52.5Värttinäluun alaosan murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S52.5Distale Fraktur des Radius

  • S52.50Nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S52.51Extensionsfraktur
  • S52.52Flexionsfraktur
  • S52.59Sonstige und multiple Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S52.5Fracture de l'extrémité inférieure du radius

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S52.5fractuur van ondereinde van radius

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S52.501AUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S52.501BUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
  • S52.501CUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
  • S52.501DUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
  • S52.501EUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
  • S52.501FUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
  • S52.501GUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
  • S52.501HUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
  • and 442 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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