S50.0 is the ICD-10 code for Contusion of elbow. It is a four-character subcategory of S50 (Superficial injury of forearm), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
S50.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S50.0Kontusion på armbåge
S50.0Kontusjon av albue
DS500Kontusion af albue
S50.0Kyynärpään ruhje
S50.0Prellung des Ellenbogens
S50.0Contusion du coude
S50.0contusie van elleboog
Listed through more specific codes:
- S50.00XAContusion of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
- S50.00XDContusion of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
- S50.00XSContusion of unspecified elbow, sequela
- S50.01XAContusion of right elbow, initial encounter
- S50.01XDContusion of right elbow, subsequent encounter
- S50.01XSContusion of right elbow, sequela
- S50.02XAContusion of left elbow, initial encounter
- S50.02XDContusion of left elbow, subsequent encounter
- and 1 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.
Look up another code
Stop looking codes up by hand
Docdemic listens to the consultation, writes the note and suggests the diagnosis and procedure codes that fit it, each one checked against your country’s official code list.
Try Docdemic free