S52.272C Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Built from S52.272 with 7th character C (initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC).
Applies from S52 Fracture of forearm
Excludes1 (never code together)
- traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)
- periprosthetic fracture around internal prosthetic elbow joint (M97.4)
7th character note
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to all codes from category S52
Notes
- A fracture not indicated as displaced or nondisplaced should be coded to displaced
- A fracture not indicated as open or closed should be coded to closed
- The open fracture designations are based on the Gustilo open fracture classification
7th character required
- A — initial encounter for closed fracture
- B — initial encounter for open fracture type I or II
- C — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC
- D — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healing
- E — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healing
- F — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healing
- G — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healing
- H — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing
- J — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
- K — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
- M — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
- N — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
- P — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
- Q — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
- R — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
- S — sequela
Applies from S52.27 Monteggia's fracture of ulna
Applicable to
- Fracture of upper shaft of ulna with dislocation of radial head
Code annotations containing back-references to S52.272C
Back-references to S52.27
- Type 1 Excludes:
S53.0 Subluxation and dislocation of radial head ("Monteggia's fracture-dislocation (S52.27-)")
Back-references to S52.2
- Type 2 Excludes:
S52.0 Fracture of upper end of ulna ("fractures of shaft of ulna (S52.2-)")
Back-references to S52
- Type 1 Excludes:
M84.3 Stress fracture ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
M84.4 Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified ("traumatic fracture (S12.-, S22.-, S32.-, S42.-, S52.-, S62.-, S72.-, S82.-, S92.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm ("open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)") - Type 2 Excludes:
S62 Fracture at wrist and hand level ("fracture of distal parts of ulna and radius (S52.-)")
Nearby codes
S52.271R Monteggia's fracture of right ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS52.271S Monteggia's fracture of right ulna, sequelaS52.272 Monteggia's fracture of left ulnaS52.272A Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, initial encounter for closed fractureS52.272B Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIS52.272C Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC (this code)S52.272D Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingS52.272E Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingS52.272F Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healingS52.272G Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healingS52.272H Monteggia's fracture of left ulna, subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healing