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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S50.9 Superficial injury of forearm, unspecified

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S50.9 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of forearm, unspecified. 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

What S50.9 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Superficial injury of elbow NOS

S50.9 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

S50.9Ospecificerad ytlig skada på underarm

NorwayICD-10-NO

S50.9Uspesifisert overflateskade på underarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS509Overfladisk læsion af albueregion eller underarm UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S50.9Määrittämätön kyynärvarren pinnallinen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S50.9Oberflächliche Verletzung des Unterarmes, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S50.9Lésion traumatique superficielle de l'avant-bras, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S50.9oppervlakkig letsel van elleboog en onderarm, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S50.901AUnspecified superficial injury of right elbow, initial encounter
  • S50.901DUnspecified superficial injury of right elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S50.901SUnspecified superficial injury of right elbow, sequela
  • S50.902AUnspecified superficial injury of left elbow, initial encounter
  • S50.902DUnspecified superficial injury of left elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S50.902SUnspecified superficial injury of left elbow, sequela
  • S50.909AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
  • S50.909DUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
  • and 10 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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