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S52.352 vs S52.353

S52.352 (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm) compared with S52.353 (Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm), from the official CMS tabular data. S52.352 and S52.353 code the same condition on opposite sides.

Relationship

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Laterality relationship

S52.352
Left
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left arm
S52.353
Unspecified
Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified 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. S52.352 and S52.353 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

S52.352Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, left armS52.353Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm
Billing statusNon-billable header

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

Non-billable header

Report instead: S52.353A, S52.353B, S52.353C, S52.353D, S52.353E

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, left arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.352).Displaced comminuted fracture of shaft of radius, unspecified arm is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.353).
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