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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S54.1 Injury of median nerve at forearm level

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S54.1 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of median 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 S54.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Median nerve NOS

S54.1 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

S54.1Skada på nervus medianus på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S54.1Skade på nervus medianus i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS541Læsion af nervus medianus i albueregion eller underarm

  • DS541ALæsion af nervus medianus UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

S54.1Keskihermon vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S54.1Verletzung des N. medianus in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S54.1Lésion traumatique du nerf médian au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S54.1letsel van nervus medianus ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S54.10XAInjury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S54.10XDInjury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • S54.10XSInjury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
  • S54.11XAInjury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S54.11XDInjury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S54.11XSInjury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S54.12XAInjury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S54.12XDInjury of median 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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