S52.331Displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius

S52.331 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius. It belongs to category S52 (fracture of forearm), block S50-S59 (injuries to the elbow and forearm) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 16 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S52.33 (oblique fracture of shaft of radius), S52.331 is specifically for displaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius. Related codes cover displaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius (S52.332), displaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius (S52.333), nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of right radius (S52.334), nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of left radius (S52.335) and nondisplaced oblique fracture of shaft of unspecified radius (S52.336).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, B for initial encounter for open fracture type I or II, C for initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC, D for subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing, E for subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing, F for subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing and 10 more. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.