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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S59 Other and unspecified injuries of forearm

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S59 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified injuries 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 S59 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand S69.-

Subcodes of S59

S59 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

S59Andra och ospecificerade skador på underarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS59Andre og ikke specificerede læsioner af albue og underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S59Muut tai määrittämättömät kyynärvarren alueen vammat

GermanyICD-10-GM

S59Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Verletzungen des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S59Lésions traumatiques de l'avant-bras, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S59overige en niet-gespecificeerde letsels van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S59.001AUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S59.001DUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S59.001GUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S59.001KUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S59.001PUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S59.001SUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm, sequela
  • S59.002AUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S59.002DUnspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • and 316 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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