Injuries to the elbow and forearm - S50-S59
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
These ranges represents Categories of Injuries to the elbow and forearm. The "S50-S59" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- S50 - Superficial injury of elbow and forearm
- S51 - Open wound of elbow and forearm
- S52 - Fracture of forearm
- S53 - Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow
- S54 - Injury of nerves at forearm level
- S55 - Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
- S56 - Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level
- S57 - Crushing injury of elbow and forearm
- S58 - Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm
- S59 - Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm