S55 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of blood vessels at forearm level. It is a three-character category divided into 6 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 S55 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- injury of:
- blood vessels at wrist and hand level S65.-
- brachial vessels S45.1-S45.2
Subcodes of S55
S55 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS55Læsion af blodkar i albueregion og underarm
S55Kyynärvarren alueen verisuonivammat
S55Verletzung von Blutgefäßen in Höhe des Unterarmes
S55Lésion traumatique de vaisseaux sanguins au niveau de l'avant-bras
S55letsel van bloedvaten 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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