ICD-10 diagnosis code

S57 Crushing injury of forearm

S57 is the ICD-10 code for Crushing injury of forearm. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XIX · S00–T98
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What S57 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

crushing injury of wrist and hand S67.-

Subcodes of S57

S57 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

S57Klämskada på underarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS57Knusningslæsion af albue og underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S57Kyynärvarren murskavamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S57Zerquetschung des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S57Ecrasement de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S57crush-letsel van onderarm

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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