S52.52Torus fracture of lower end of radius

S52.52 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Torus fracture of lower end of 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S52.5 (fracture of lower end of radius), S52.52 is specifically for Torus fracture of lower end of radius. Related codes cover unspecified fracture of the lower end of radius (S52.50), fracture of radial styloid process (S52.51), Colles' fracture (S52.53), Smith's fracture (S52.54), other extraarticular fracture of lower end of radius (S52.55), Barton's fracture (S52.56), other intraarticular fracture of lower end of radius (S52.57) and other fractures of lower end of radius (S52.59).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter for closed fracture, D for subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing, G for subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing, K for subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion, P for subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion and S for sequela. 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.