S52.614K (Nondisplaced fracture of right ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion)
compared with
S52.615K (Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion),
from the official CMS tabular data. S52.614K and S52.615K code the same condition on opposite sides.
Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
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. S52.614K and S52.615K 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.
S00-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)
Definition
Nondisplaced fracture of right ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S52.614K).
Nondisplaced fracture of left ulna styloid process, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S52.615K).
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