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S55.1 Injury of radial artery at forearm level

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S55.1 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of radial 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

S55.1 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

S55.1Skada på arteria radialis på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S55.1Skade på arteria radialis i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS551Læsion af arteria radialis i albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S55.1Värttinävaltimon vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S55.1Verletzung der A. radialis in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S55.1Lésion traumatique de l'artère radiale au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S55.1letsel van arteria radialis ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S55.101AUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S55.101DUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.101SUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S55.102AUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S55.102DUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.102SUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S55.109AUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S55.109DUnspecified injury of radial 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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