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S52.001 vs S52.002

S52.001 (Unspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna) compared with S52.002 (Unspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna), from the official CMS tabular data. S52.001 and S52.002 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S52.001
Right
Unspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna
S52.002
Left
Unspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna

Same condition; these differ only in which side is documented.

These codes share a category and title and differ only in the side affected. The documentation decides which applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Source: ICD-10-CM tabular list (laterality variant derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

Same condition, opposite side. S52.001 and S52.002 name the same condition on opposite sides of the body.

Same category and title, differing only in which side is affected — the documentation decides which one applies, and a bilateral code is reported only where the code set provides one.

Side by side

S52.001Unspecified fracture of upper end of right ulnaS52.002Unspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S52.001A, S52.001B, S52.001C, S52.001D, S52.001E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S52.002A, S52.002B, S52.002C, S52.002D, S52.002E

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionUnspecified fracture of upper end of right ulna is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.001).Unspecified fracture of upper end of left ulna is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.002).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources