ICD-10-CM › S52 › S52.5 › S52.56 › S52.561 S52.561A Barton's fracture of right radius, initial encounter for closed fractureBillable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Built from S52.561 with 7th character A (initial encounter for closed fracture).
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 fractureB — initial encounter for open fracture type I or IIC — initial encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIICD — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with routine healingE — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with routine healingF — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with routine healingG — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with delayed healingH — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with delayed healingJ — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healingK — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunionM — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunionN — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunionP — subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunionQ — subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunionR — subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunionS — sequelaApplies from S52.5 Fracture of lower end of radius Applicable to Fracture of distal end of radius Excludes2 (not included here) physeal fractures of lower end of radius (S59.2-) Code annotations containing back-references to S52.561A Back-references to S52 Type 1 Excludes: M84.3 Type 1 Excludes: M84.4 Type 1 Excludes: S51 Type 2 Excludes: S62 Nearby codes S52.559QS52.559RS52.559SS52.56S52.561S52.561A Barton's fracture of right radius, initial encounter for closed fracture (this code)S52.561BS52.561CS52.561DS52.561ES52.561F