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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S53.4 Sprain and strain of elbow

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S53.4 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of elbow. 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

S53.4 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

S53.4Distorsion i armbåge

NorwayICD-10-NO

S53.4Forstuving og forstrekking av albue

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS534Distorsion af albueled

FinlandICD-10-FI

S53.4Kyynärnivelen alueen nyrjähdys tai venähdys

GermanyICD-10-GM

S53.4Verstauchung und Zerrung des Ellenbogens

  • S53.40Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S53.41Lig. collaterale radiale
  • S53.42Lig. collaterale ulnare
  • S53.43Humeroradial (-Gelenk)
  • S53.44Humeroulnar (-Gelenk)
  • S53.48Sonstige Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S53.4Entorse et foulure du coude

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S53.4distorsie van elleboog

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S53.401AUnspecified sprain of right elbow, initial encounter
  • S53.401DUnspecified sprain of right elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S53.401SUnspecified sprain of right elbow, sequela
  • S53.402AUnspecified sprain of left elbow, initial encounter
  • S53.402DUnspecified sprain of left elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S53.402SUnspecified sprain of left elbow, sequela
  • S53.409AUnspecified sprain of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
  • S53.409DUnspecified sprain of unspecified elbow, 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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