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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S55.2 Injury of vein at forearm level

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S55.2 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of vein 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

S55.2 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

S55.2Skada på ven på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S55.2Skade på vene i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS552Læsion af vene i albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S55.2Laskimon vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S55.2Verletzung von Venen in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S55.2Lésion traumatique d'une veine au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S55.2letsel van vena ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S55.201AUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S55.201DUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.201SUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S55.202AUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S55.202DUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.202SUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S55.209AUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S55.209DUnspecified injury of vein 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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