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S54.8 Injury of other nerves at forearm level

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S54.8 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of other nerves 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

S54.8 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

S54.8Skada på andra specificerade nerver på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S54.8Skade på annen spesifisert nerve i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS548Læsion af anden nerve i albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S54.8Muun hermon vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S54.8Verletzung sonstiger Nerven in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S54.8Lésion traumatique d'autres nerfs au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S54.8letsel van overige gespecificeerde zenuwen ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S54.8X1AInjury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S54.8X1DInjury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S54.8X1SInjury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S54.8X2AInjury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S54.8X2DInjury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S54.8X2SInjury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S54.8X9AInjury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S54.8X9DInjury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified 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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