The block S50–S59 of ICD-10 is titled “Injuries to the elbow and forearm”. It is part of Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes, and holds 10 groups.
What S50–S59 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Codes in S50–S59
- S52.0Fracture of upper end of ulna
- S52.1Fracture of upper end of radius
- S52.2Fracture of shaft of ulna
- S52.3Fracture of shaft of radius
- S52.4Fracture of shafts of both ulna and radius
- S52.5Fracture of lower end of radius
- S52.6Fracture of lower end of both ulna and radius
- S52.7Multiple fractures of forearm
- S52.8Fracture of other parts of forearm
- S52.9Fracture of forearm, part unspecified
- S54.0Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level
- S54.1Injury of median nerve at forearm level
- S54.2Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
- S54.3Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level
- S54.7Injury of multiple nerves at forearm level
- S54.8Injury of other nerves at forearm level
- S54.9Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level
- S56.0Injury of flexor muscle and tendon of thumb at forearm level
- S56.1Injury of long flexor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level
- S56.2Injury of other flexor muscle and tendon at forearm level
- S56.3Injury of extensor or abductor muscles and tendons of thumb at forearm level
- S56.4Injury of extensor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level
- S56.5Injury of other extensor muscle and tendon at forearm level
- S56.7Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at forearm level
- S56.8Injury of other and unspecified muscles and tendons at forearm level
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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