S50 Superficial injury of forearm

Excl.:

superficial injury of wrist and hand ( S60.-)

S50.0 Contusion of elbow

S50.1 Contusion of other and unspecified parts of forearm

S50.7 Multiple superficial injuries of forearm

S50.8 Other superficial injuries of forearm

S50.9 Superficial injury of forearm, unspecified

Incl.:

Superficial injury of elbow NOS

S51 Open wound of forearm

Excl.:

open wound of wrist and hand ( S61.-)

traumatic amputation of forearm ( S58.-)

S51.0 Open wound of elbow

S51.7 Multiple open wounds of forearm

S51.8 Open wound of other parts of forearm

S51.9 Open wound of forearm, part unspecified

S52 Fracture of forearm

Modifier-Hint

Excl.:

fracture at wrist and hand level ( S62.-)

Modifiers

The following subdivisions are provided for optional use in a supplementary character position where it is not possible or not desired to use multiple coding to identify fracture and open wound; a fracture not indicated as closed or open should be classified as closed.

Code	Title
0	closed
1	open

S52.0 Fracture of upper end of ulna

Incl.:

Coronoid process

Elbow NOS

Monteggia fracture-dislocation

Olecranon process

Proximal end

S52.1 Fracture of upper end of radius

Incl.:

Head

Neck

Proximal end

S52.2 Fracture of shaft of ulna

S52.3 Fracture of shaft of radius

S52.4 Fracture of shafts of both ulna and radius

S52.5 Fracture of lower end of radius

Incl.:

Colles fracture

Smith fracture

S52.6 Fracture of lower end of both ulna and radius

S52.7 Multiple fractures of forearm

Excl.:

fractures of both ulna and radius:

• lower end (S52.6)
• shafts (S52.4)

S52.8 Fracture of other parts of forearm

Incl.:

Lower end of ulna

Head of ulna

S52.9 Fracture of forearm, part unspecified

S53 Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of elbow

S53.0 Dislocation of radial head

Incl.:

Radiohumeral joint

Excl.:

Monteggia fracture-dislocation ( S52.0)

S53.1 Dislocation of elbow, unspecified

Incl.:

Ulnohumeral joint

Excl.:

dislocation of radial head alone ( S53.0)

S53.2 Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament

S53.3 Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament

S53.4 Sprain and strain of elbow

S54 Injury of nerves at forearm level

Excl.:

injury of nerves at wrist and hand level ( S64.-)

S54.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level

Incl.:

Ulnar nerve NOS

S54.1 Injury of median nerve at forearm level

Incl.:

Median nerve NOS

S54.2 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level

Incl.:

Radial nerve NOS

S54.3 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level

S54.7 Injury of multiple nerves at forearm level

S54.8 Injury of other nerves at forearm level

S54.9 Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level

S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level

Excl.:

injury of:

• blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-)
• brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)

S55.0 Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level

S55.1 Injury of radial artery at forearm level

S55.2 Injury of vein at forearm level

S55.7 Injury of multiple blood vessels at forearm level

S55.8 Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level

S55.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level

S56 Injury of muscle and tendon at forearm level

Excl.:

injury of muscle and tendon at or below wrist ( S66.-)

S56.0 Injury of flexor muscle and tendon of thumb at forearm level

S56.1 Injury of long flexor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level

S56.2 Injury of other flexor muscle and tendon at forearm level

S56.3 Injury of extensor or abductor muscles and tendons of thumb at forearm level

S56.4 Injury of extensor muscle and tendon of other finger(s) at forearm level

S56.5 Injury of other extensor muscle and tendon at forearm level

S56.7 Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at forearm level

S56.8 Injury of other and unspecified muscles and tendons at forearm level

S57 Crushing injury of forearm

Excl.:

crushing injury of wrist and hand ( S67.-)

S57.0 Crushing injury of elbow

S57.8 Crushing injury of other parts of forearm

S57.9 Crushing injury of forearm, part unspecified

S58 Traumatic amputation of forearm

Excl.:

traumatic amputation of wrist and hand ( S68.-)

S58.0 Traumatic amputation at elbow level

S58.1 Traumatic amputation at level between elbow and wrist

S58.9 Traumatic amputation of forearm, level unspecified

S59 Other and unspecified injuries of forearm

Excl.:

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

S59.7 Multiple injuries of forearm

Incl.:

Injuries classifiable to more than one of the categories S50-S58

S59.8 Other specified injuries of forearm

S59.9 Unspecified injury of forearm