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S51.8 Open wound of other parts of forearm

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S51.8 is the ICD-10 code for Open wound of other parts of forearm. It is a four-character subcategory of S51 (Open wound 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

S51.8 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

S51.8Sårskada på andra delar av underarm

NorwayICD-10-NO

S51.8Åpent sår på annen spesifisert del av underarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS518Åbent sår på anden del af albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S51.8Kyynärvarren muun osan haava

GermanyICD-10-GM

S51.8Offene Wunde sonstiger Teile des Unterarmes

  • S51.80Nicht näher bezeichnete offene Wunde sonstiger Teile des Unterarmes
  • S51.84Weichteilschaden I. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterarmes
  • S51.85Weichteilschaden II. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterarmes
  • S51.86Weichteilschaden III. Grades bei geschlossener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterarmes
  • S51.87Weichteilschaden I. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterarmes
  • S51.88Weichteilschaden II. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterarmes
  • S51.89Weichteilschaden III. Grades bei offener Fraktur oder Luxation des Unterarmes
FranceICD-10-FR

S51.8Plaie ouverte d'autres parties de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S51.8open wond van overige gespecificeerde delen van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S51.801AUnspecified open wound of right forearm, initial encounter
  • S51.801DUnspecified open wound of right forearm, subsequent encounter
  • S51.801SUnspecified open wound of right forearm, sequela
  • S51.802AUnspecified open wound of left forearm, initial encounter
  • S51.802DUnspecified open wound of left forearm, subsequent encounter
  • S51.802SUnspecified open wound of left forearm, sequela
  • S51.809AUnspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
  • S51.809DUnspecified open wound 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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