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S52.301 vs S52.302

S52.301 (Unspecified fracture of shaft of right radius) compared with S52.302 (Unspecified fracture of shaft of left radius), from the official CMS tabular data. S52.301 and S52.302 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S52.301
Right
Unspecified fracture of shaft of right radius
S52.302
Left
Unspecified fracture of shaft of left 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. S52.301 and S52.302 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

S52.301Unspecified fracture of shaft of right radiusS52.302Unspecified fracture of shaft of left radius
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S52.301A, S52.301B, S52.301C, S52.301D, S52.301E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S52.302A, S52.302B, S52.302C, S52.302D, S52.302E

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionUnspecified fracture of shaft of right radius is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.301).Unspecified fracture of shaft of left radius is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.302).
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