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S52.351 vs S52.352

S52.351 (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm) compared with S52.352 (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm), from the official CMS tabular data. S52.351 and S52.352 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S52.351
Right
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm
S52.352
Left
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm

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. S52.351 and S52.352 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

S52.351Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right armS52.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S52.351A, S52.351B, S52.351C, S52.351D, S52.351E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S52.352A, S52.352B, S52.352C, S52.352D, S52.352E

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)
DefinitionDisplaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, right arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.351).Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.352).
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