S52.342E (Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing)
compared with
S52.343E (Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing),
from the official CMS tabular data. S52.342E and S52.343E code the same condition on opposite sides.
Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
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. S52.342E and S52.343E 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.
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Definition
Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, left arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S52.342E).
Displaced spiral fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S52.343E).
7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52