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S52.132 vs S52.133

S52.132 (Displaced fracture of neck of left radius) compared with S52.133 (Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius), from the official CMS tabular data. S52.132 and S52.133 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S52.132
Left
Displaced fracture of neck of left radius
S52.133
Unspecified
Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius

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. S52.132 and S52.133 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

S52.132Displaced fracture of neck of left radiusS52.133Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S52.132A, S52.132B, S52.132C, S52.132D, S52.132E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S52.133A, S52.133B, S52.133C, S52.133D, S52.133E

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionDisplaced fracture of neck of left radius is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.132).Displaced fracture of neck of unspecified radius is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.133).
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