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S52.5 - Fracture of lower end of radius


The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of lower end of radius is listed as S52.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S52.5
Description: Fracture of lower end of radius
  • Fracture of distal end of radius
  • Excludes2: physeal fractures of lower end of radius (S59.2-)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
Parent S52 - Fracture of forearm
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S52.5:
S52.50 - Unspecified fracture of the lower end of radius
S52.51 - Fracture of radial styloid process
S52.52 - Torus fracture of lower end of radius
S52.53 - Colles' fracture
S52.54 - Smith's fracture
S52.55 - Other extraarticular fracture of lower end of radius
S52.56 - Barton's fracture
S52.57 - Other intraarticular fracture of lower end of radius
S52.59 - Other fractures of lower end of radius
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S52.5:
S52.0 - Fracture of upper end of ulna
S52.1 - Fracture of upper end of radius
S52.2 - Fracture of shaft of ulna
S52.3 - Fracture of shaft of radius
S52.6 - Fracture of lower end of ulna
S52.9 - Unspecified fracture of forearm