S54.9 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of unspecified 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
S54.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S54.9Skade på uspesifisert nerve i underarmsregion
DS549Læsion af nerve i albueregion eller underarm UNS
S54.9Määrittämättömän hermon vamma kyynärvarren alueella
S54.9Verletzung eines nicht näher bezeichneten Nervs in Höhe des Unterarmes
S54.9Lésion traumatique d'un nerf non précisé, au niveau de l'avant-bras
S54.9letsel van niet-gespecificeerde zenuw ter hoogte van onderarm
Listed through more specific codes:
- S54.90XAInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S54.90XDInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S54.90XSInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S54.91XAInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S54.91XDInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S54.91XSInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S54.92XAInjury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S54.92XDInjury of unspecified 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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