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S55.0 Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level

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S55.0 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level. It is a four-character subcategory of S55 (Injury of blood vessels 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

S55.0 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

S55.0Skada på arteria ulnaris på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S55.0Skade på arteria ulnaris i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS550Læsion af arteria ulnaris i albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S55.0Kyynärvaltimon vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S55.0Verletzung der A. ulnaris in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S55.0Lésion traumatique de l'artère cubitale au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S55.0letsel van arteria ulnaris ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S55.001AUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S55.001DUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.001SUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S55.002AUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S55.002DUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.002SUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S55.009AUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S55.009DUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • and 19 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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