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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S50.8 Other superficial injuries of forearm

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S50.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other superficial injuries of forearm. 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

S50.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S50.8Andra specificerade ytliga skador på underarm

NorwayICD-10-NO

S50.8Annen spesifisert overflateskade på underarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS508Anden overfladisk læsion af albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S50.8Muu kyynärvarren pinnallinen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S50.8Sonstige oberflächliche Verletzungen des Unterarmes

  • S50.81Schürfwunde
  • S50.82Blasenbildung (nichtthermisch)
  • S50.83Insektenbiss oder -stich (ungiftig)
  • S50.84Oberflächlicher Fremdkörper (Splitter)
  • S50.86Subkutanes (geschlossenes) Décollement
  • S50.88Sonstige
FranceICD-10-FR

S50.8Autres lésions traumatiques superficielles de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S50.8overige gespecificeerde oppervlakkige-letsels van elleboog en onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S50.811AAbrasion of right forearm, initial encounter
  • S50.811DAbrasion of right forearm, subsequent encounter
  • S50.811SAbrasion of right forearm, sequela
  • S50.812AAbrasion of left forearm, initial encounter
  • S50.812DAbrasion of left forearm, subsequent encounter
  • S50.812SAbrasion of left forearm, sequela
  • S50.819AAbrasion of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
  • S50.819DAbrasion of unspecified forearm, 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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