S52 Fracture of forearm

⚠ Non-Billable ICD-10-CM 2026
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The ICD-10-CM code for Fracture of forearm is S52 (FY2026). It is a non-billable category code — select a more specific code below for claims.

Classification

Section
S50-S59: Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
Category S52
238 codes (0 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with S52.
  • traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • 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

Official Coding Guidelines

Code traumatic fractures individually by site per listed categories

c. Coding of Traumatic Fractures The principles of multiple coding of injuries should be followed in coding fractures. Fractures of specified sites are coded individually by site in accordance with both the provisions within categories S02, S12, S22, S32, S42, S49, S52, S59, S62, S72, S79, S82, S89, S92 and the level of detail furnished by medical record content.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.c
Sequence blood vessel/nerve injury first (fragment)

injury is to the blood vessels or nerves, that injury should be sequenced first.

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.19.b.2

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

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Related Codes

More Specific Codes

S52.0 Fracture of upper end of ulna S52.1 Fracture of upper end of radius S52.2 Fracture of shaft of ulna S52.3 Fracture of shaft of radius S52.5 Fracture of lower end of radius S52.6 Fracture of lower end of ulna S52.9 Unspecified fracture of forearm

All Codes in S52

Every most-specific code under S52 Fracture of forearm (186 codes):

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S52.001 Unspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna S52.002 Unspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna S52.009 Unspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna S52.011 Torus fracture of upper end of right ulna S52.012 Torus fracture of upper end of left ulna S52.019 Torus fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna S52.021 Displaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of right ulna S52.022 Displaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna S52.023 Displaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna S52.024 Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of right ulna S52.025 Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of left ulna S52.026 Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process without intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna S52.031 Displaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of right ulna S52.032 Displaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of left ulna S52.033 Displaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna S52.034 Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of right ulna S52.035 Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of left ulna S52.036 Nondisplaced fracture of olecranon process with intraarticular extension of unspecified ulna S52.041 Displaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna S52.042 Displaced fracture of coronoid process of left ulna S52.043 Displaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna S52.044 Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of right ulna S52.045 Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of left ulna S52.046 Nondisplaced fracture of coronoid process of unspecified ulna S52.091 Other fracture of upper end of right ulna S52.092 Other fracture of upper end of left ulna S52.099 Other fracture of upper end of unspecified ulna S52.101 Unspecified fracture of upper end of right radius S52.102 Unspecified fracture of upper end of left radius S52.109 Unspecified fracture of upper end of unspecified radius S52.111 Torus fracture of upper end of right radius S52.112 Torus fracture of upper end of left radius S52.119 Torus fracture of upper end of unspecified radius S52.121 Displaced fracture of head of right radius S52.122 Displaced fracture of head of left radius S52.123 Displaced fracture of head of unspecified radius S52.124 Nondisplaced fracture of head of right radius S52.125 Nondisplaced fracture of head of left radius S52.126 Nondisplaced fracture of head of unspecified radius S52.131 Displaced fracture of neck of right radius S52.132 Displaced fracture of neck of left radius S52.133 Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius S52.134 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of right radius S52.135 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of left radius S52.136 Nondisplaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius S52.181 Other fracture of upper end of right radius S52.182 Other fracture of upper end of left radius S52.189 Other fracture of upper end of unspecified radius S52.201 Unspecified fracture of shaft of right ulna S52.202 Unspecified fracture of shaft of left ulna S52.209 Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna S52.211 Greenstick fracture of shaft of right ulna S52.212 Greenstick fracture of shaft of left ulna S52.219 Greenstick fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna S52.221 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna S52.222 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left ulna S52.223 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna S52.224 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right ulna S52.225 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left ulna S52.226 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna S52.231 Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right ulna S52.232 Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna S52.233 Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna S52.234 Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right ulna S52.235 Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left ulna S52.236 Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna S52.241 Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm S52.242 Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm S52.243 Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm S52.244 Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm S52.245 Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm S52.246 Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm S52.251 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm S52.252 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm S52.253 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm S52.254 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm S52.255 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm S52.256 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm S52.261 Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm S52.262 Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm S52.263 Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm S52.264 Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, right arm S52.265 Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, left arm S52.266 Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of ulna, unspecified arm S52.271 Monteggia's fracture of right ulna S52.272 Monteggia's fracture of left ulna S52.279 Monteggia's fracture of unspecified ulna S52.281 Bent bone of right ulna S52.282 Bent bone of left ulna S52.283 Bent bone of unspecified ulna S52.291 Other fracture of shaft of right ulna S52.292 Other fracture of shaft of left ulna S52.299 Other fracture of shaft of unspecified ulna S52.301 Unspecified fracture of shaft of right radius S52.302 Unspecified fracture of shaft of left radius S52.309 Unspecified fracture of shaft of unspecified radius S52.311 Greenstick fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.312 Greenstick fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.319 Greenstick fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.321 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius S52.322 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius S52.323 Displaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified radius S52.324 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of right radius S52.325 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of left radius S52.326 Nondisplaced transverse fracture of shaft of unspecified radius S52.331 Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius S52.332 Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius S52.333 Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius S52.334 Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius S52.335 Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius S52.336 Nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius S52.341 Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.342 Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.343 Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.344 Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.345 Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.346 Nondisplaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.351 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.352 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.353 Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.354 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.355 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.356 Nondisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.361 Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.362 Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.363 Displaced segmental fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.364 Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.365 Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.366 Nondisplaced segmental fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.371 Galeazzi's fracture of right radius S52.372 Galeazzi's fracture of left radius S52.379 Galeazzi's fracture of unspecified radius S52.381 Bent bone of right radius S52.382 Bent bone of left radius S52.389 Bent bone of unspecified radius S52.391 Other fracture of shaft of radius, right arm S52.392 Other fracture of shaft of radius, left arm S52.399 Other fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm S52.501 Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius S52.502 Unspecified fracture of the lower end of left radius S52.509 Unspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius S52.511 Displaced fracture of right radial styloid process S52.512 Displaced fracture of left radial styloid process S52.513 Displaced fracture of unspecified radial styloid process S52.514 Nondisplaced fracture of right radial styloid process S52.515 Nondisplaced fracture of left radial styloid process S52.516 Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified radial styloid process S52.521 Torus fracture of lower end of right radius S52.522 Torus fracture of lower end of left radius S52.529 Torus fracture of lower end of unspecified radius S52.531 Colles' fracture of right radius S52.532 Colles' fracture of left radius S52.539 Colles' fracture of unspecified radius S52.541 Smith's fracture of right radius S52.542 Smith's fracture of left radius S52.549 Smith's fracture of unspecified radius S52.551 Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of right radius S52.552 Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius S52.559 Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of unspecified radius S52.561 Barton's fracture of right radius S52.562 Barton's fracture of left radius S52.569 Barton's fracture of unspecified radius S52.571 Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of right radius S52.572 Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of left radius S52.579 Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of unspecified radius S52.591 Other fractures of lower end of right radius S52.592 Other fractures of lower end of left radius S52.599 Other fractures of lower end of unspecified radius S52.601 Unspecified fracture of lower end of right ulna S52.602 Unspecified fracture of lower end of left ulna S52.609 Unspecified fracture of lower end of unspecified ulna S52.611 Displaced fracture of right ulna styloid process S52.612 Displaced fracture of left ulna styloid process S52.613 Displaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process S52.614 Nondisplaced fracture of right ulna styloid process S52.615 Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process S52.616 Nondisplaced fracture of unspecified ulna styloid process S52.621 Torus fracture of lower end of right ulna S52.622 Torus fracture of lower end of left ulna S52.629 Torus fracture of lower end of unspecified ulna S52.691 Other fracture of lower end of right ulna S52.692 Other fracture of lower end of left ulna S52.699 Other fracture of lower end of unspecified ulna S52.90 Unspecified fracture of unspecified forearm S52.91 Unspecified fracture of right forearm S52.92 Unspecified fracture of left forearm
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