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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S59.8 Other specified injuries of forearm

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S59.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified injuries of forearm. It is a four-character subcategory of S59 (Other and unspecified injuries of forearm), 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

S59.8 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

S59.8Andra specificerade skador på underarm

NorwayICD-10-NO

S59.8Annen spesifisert skade i underarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS598Anden læsion af albueregion eller underarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S59.8Muu kyynärvarren alueen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S59.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Verletzungen des Unterarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S59.8Autres lésions traumatiques précisées de l'avant-bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S59.8overige gespecificeerde letsels van onderarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S59.801AOther specified injuries of right elbow, initial encounter
  • S59.801DOther specified injuries of right elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S59.801SOther specified injuries of right elbow, sequela
  • S59.802AOther specified injuries of left elbow, initial encounter
  • S59.802DOther specified injuries of left elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S59.802SOther specified injuries of left elbow, sequela
  • S59.809AOther specified injuries of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
  • S59.809DOther specified injuries of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
  • and 10 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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