S53.2 is the ICD-10 code for Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament. It is a four-character subcategory of S53 (Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of elbow), 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
S53.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S53.2Traumatisk ruptur av radiale kollateralligamenter i albue
DS532Traumatisk ruptur af radialt kollateralligament
S53.2Kyynärnivelen värttinäluunpuoleisen sivusiteen traumaattinen repeämä
S53.2Traumatische Ruptur des Lig. collaterale radiale
S53.2Rupture traumatique du ligament latéral externe du coude
S53.2traumatische ruptuur van ligamentum collaterale radiale
Listed through more specific codes:
- S53.20XATraumatic rupture of unspecified radial collateral ligament, initial encounter
- S53.20XDTraumatic rupture of unspecified radial collateral ligament, subsequent encounter
- S53.20XSTraumatic rupture of unspecified radial collateral ligament, sequela
- S53.21XATraumatic rupture of right radial collateral ligament, initial encounter
- S53.21XDTraumatic rupture of right radial collateral ligament, subsequent encounter
- S53.21XSTraumatic rupture of right radial collateral ligament, sequela
- S53.22XATraumatic rupture of left radial collateral ligament, initial encounter
- S53.22XDTraumatic rupture of left radial collateral ligament, 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.
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