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S52.501 vs S52.509

S52.501 (Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius) compared with S52.509 (Unspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius), from the official CMS tabular data. S52.501 and S52.509 code the same condition on opposite sides. MedCoder-derived

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Laterality relationship

S52.501
Right
Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius
S52.509
Unspecified
Unspecified fracture of the lower end 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. S52.501 and S52.509 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

S52.501Unspecified fracture of the lower end of right radiusS52.509Unspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: S52.501A, S52.501B, S52.501C, S52.501D, S52.501E

Non-billable header

Report instead: S52.509A, S52.509B, S52.509C, S52.509D, S52.509E

ClassificationS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88 — Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
DefinitionUnspecified fracture of the lower end of right radius is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.501).Unspecified fracture of the lower end of unspecified radius is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (S52.509).
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