S50 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of forearm. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S50–S59 (Injuries to the elbow and forearm) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S50 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- superficial injury of wrist and hand S60.-
Subcodes of S50
S50 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS50Overfladisk læsion af albueregion og underarm
S50Kyynärvarren pinnallinen vamma
S50Oberflächliche Verletzung des Unterarmes
S50Lésion traumatique superficielle de l'avant-bras
S50oppervlakkig letsel van elleboog en onderarm
Listed through more specific codes:
- S50.311AAbrasion of right elbow, initial encounter
- S50.311DAbrasion of right elbow, subsequent encounter
- S50.311SAbrasion of right elbow, sequela
- S50.312AAbrasion of left elbow, initial encounter
- S50.312DAbrasion of left elbow, subsequent encounter
- S50.312SAbrasion of left elbow, sequela
- S50.319AAbrasion of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
- S50.319DAbrasion of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
- and 46 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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