S50 Superficial Injury of Elbow & Forearm

S51 Open Wound of Elbow & Forearm

 S52 Fracture of Forearm

S53 Dislocation & Sprain of Joints & Ligaments of Elbow

S54 Injury of Nerves at Forearm Level

S55 Injury of Blood Vessels at Forearm Level

S56 Injury of Muscle, Fascia & Tendon at Forearm Level

S57 Crushing Injury of Elbow & Forearm

Injuries to the elbow and forearm S50-S59 >

 

Type 2 Excludes

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)

frostbite (T33-T34)

injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)

insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

 

Superficial injury of elbow and forearm S50- >

 

Type 2 Excludes

superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)

 

Open wound of elbow and forearm S51- >

 

Code Also

any associated wound infection

Type 1 Excludes

open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open

fracture 7th character)

traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)

Type 2 Excludes

open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)

 

Fracture of forearm S52- >

 

Note

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

Type 1 Excludes

traumatic amputation of forearm (S58.-)

Type 2 Excludes

fracture at wrist and hand level (S62.-)

 

Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of

elbow S53- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound

Type 2 Excludes

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level

(S56.-)

Includes

avulsion of joint or ligament of elbow

laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow

sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow

traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of elbow

traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of elbow

traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of elbow

traumatic tear of joint or ligament of elbow

 

Injury of nerves at forearm level S54- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S51.-)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)

 

Injury of blood vessels at forearm level S55- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S51.-)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-)

injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)

 

Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level S56- >

 

Code Also

any associated open wound (S51.-)

Type 2 Excludes

injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at or below wrist (S66.-)

sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow (S53.4-)

 

Crushing injury of elbow and forearm S57- >

 

Use Additional

code(s) for all associated injuries

Type 2 Excludes

crushing injury of wrist and hand (S67.-)

 

Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm S58- >

 

Applicable To

An amputation not identified as partial or complete

should be coded to complete

Type 1 Excludes

traumatic amputation of wrist and hand (S68.-)

 

Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm S59- >

 

Type 2 Excludes

other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)

 

S59 Other & Unspecified Injuries of Elbow & Forearm