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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S54.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level

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S54.0 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level. It is a four-character subcategory of S54 (Injury of nerves at forearm level), 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 S54.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Ulnar nerve NOS

S54.0 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

S54.0Skada på nervus ulnaris på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S54.0Skade på nervus ulnaris i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS540Læsion af nervus ulnaris i albueregion eller underarm

  • DS540ALæsion af nervus ulnaris UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

S54.0Kyynärhermon vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S54.0Verletzung des N. ulnaris in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S54.0Lésion traumatique du nerf cubital au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S54.0letsel van nervus ulnaris ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S54.00XAInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S54.00XDInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • S54.00XSInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
  • S54.01XAInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S54.01XDInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S54.01XSInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S54.02XAInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S54.02XDInjury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, 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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