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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S55.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level

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S55.9 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of unspecified blood vessel 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

S55.9 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

S55.9Skada på ospecificerat blodkärl på underarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S55.9Skade på uspesifisert blodkar i underarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS559Læsion af blodkar i albueregion eller underarm UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S55.9Määrittämättömän verisuonen vamma kyynärvarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S55.9Verletzung eines nicht näher bezeichneten Blutgefäßes in Höhe des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S55.9Lésion traumatique d'un vaisseau sanguin non précisé, au niveau de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S55.9letsel van niet-gespecificeerd bloedvat ter hoogte van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S55.901AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S55.901DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.901SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S55.902AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S55.902DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S55.902SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S55.909AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S55.909DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel 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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