S59Category · further specificity requiredCurrent

Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

HierarchyS50-S59 · S59

Code-level instructions

Excludes 2

other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)

Seventh character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2

A — initial encounter for closed fracture

D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

K — subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion

P — subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

S — sequela

Inherited instructions

Chapters 19 · Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Excludes 2
Use additional code

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Note
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

S50-S59 · Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Excludes 2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

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