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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S55.8 Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level

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S55.8 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of other blood vessels 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

S55.8 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

S55.8Skada på andra specificerade blodkärl på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S55.8Skade på annet spesifisert blodkar i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS558Læsion af andet blodkar i albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S55.8Muun verisuonen vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S55.8Verletzung sonstiger Blutgefäße in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S55.8Lésion traumatique d'autres vaisseaux sanguins au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S55.8letsel van overige gespecificeerde bloedvaten ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S55.801AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S55.801DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.801SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S55.802AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S55.802DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.802SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S55.809AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S55.809DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels 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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