S54 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of nerves at forearm level. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S54 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- injury of nerves at wrist and hand level S64.-
Subcodes of S54
- S54.0Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level
- S54.1Injury of median nerve at forearm level
- S54.2Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
- S54.3Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level
- S54.7Injury of multiple nerves at forearm level
- S54.8Injury of other nerves at forearm level
- S54.9Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level
S54 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS54Læsion af nerver i albueregion og underarm
S54Kyynärvarren alueen hermovammat
S54Verletzung von Nerven in Höhe des Unterarmes
S54Lésion traumatique de nerfs au niveau de l'avant-bras
S54letsel van zenuwen ter hoogte van onderarm
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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