S52.21

Greenstick fracture of shaft of ulna

Requires 7th character

S52.21 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.

Inclusion terms

Note: 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
Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Note: A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
Note: A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
Note: The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S52)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S52)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S52)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S52)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69) (from S52)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S52)
fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-) (from S52)
periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4) (from S52)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.

Character	Meaning
A	initial encounter for closed fracture
D	subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G	subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K	subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P	subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S	sequela