Superficial injury of elbow and forearm - S50
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:
- superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)
The seventh character in ICD-10-CM is an essential component that adds specificity to diagnosis codes by indicating aspects like the encounter type, stage, or other relevant clinical details.
Category SevenChr Note:
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S50
These ranges represents subcategories of Superficial injury of elbow and forearm. The "S50" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- S50.0 - Contusion of elbow
- S50.00 - Contusion of unspecified elbow
- S50.01 - Contusion of right elbow
- S50.02 - Contusion of left elbow
- S50.1 - Contusion of forearm
- S50.10 - Contusion of unspecified forearm
- S50.11 - Contusion of right forearm
- S50.12 - Contusion of left forearm
- S50.3 - Other superficial injuries of elbow
- S50.31 - Abrasion of elbow
- S50.311 - Abrasion of right elbow
- S50.312 - Abrasion of left elbow
- S50.319 - Abrasion of unspecified elbow
- S50.32 - Blister (nonthermal) of elbow
- S50.321 - Blister (nonthermal) of right elbow
- S50.322 - Blister (nonthermal) of left elbow
- S50.329 - Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified elbow
- S50.34 - External constriction of elbow
- S50.341 - External constriction of right elbow
- S50.342 - External constriction of left elbow
- S50.349 - External constriction of unspecified elbow
- S50.35 - Superficial foreign body of elbow
- S50.351 - Superficial foreign body of right elbow
- S50.352 - Superficial foreign body of left elbow
- S50.359 - Superficial foreign body of unspecified elbow
- S50.36 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of elbow
- S50.361 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow
- S50.362 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left elbow
- S50.369 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow
- S50.37 - Other superficial bite of elbow
- S50.371 - Other superficial bite of right elbow
- S50.372 - Other superficial bite of left elbow
- S50.379 - Other superficial bite of unspecified elbow
- S50.8 - Other superficial injuries of forearm
- S50.81 - Abrasion of forearm
- S50.811 - Abrasion of right forearm
- S50.812 - Abrasion of left forearm
- S50.819 - Abrasion of unspecified forearm
- S50.82 - Blister (nonthermal) of forearm
- S50.821 - Blister (nonthermal) of right forearm
- S50.822 - Blister (nonthermal) of left forearm
- S50.829 - Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified forearm
- S50.84 - External constriction of forearm
- S50.841 - External constriction of right forearm
- S50.842 - External constriction of left forearm
- S50.849 - External constriction of unspecified forearm
- S50.85 - Superficial foreign body of forearm
- S50.851 - Superficial foreign body of right forearm
- S50.852 - Superficial foreign body of left forearm
- S50.859 - Superficial foreign body of unspecified forearm
- S50.86 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of forearm
- S50.861 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right forearm
- S50.862 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left forearm
- S50.869 - Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified forearm
- S50.87 - Other superficial bite of forearm
- S50.871 - Other superficial bite of right forearm
- S50.872 - Other superficial bite of left forearm
- S50.879 - Other superficial bite of unspecified forearm
- S50.9 - Unspecified superficial injury of elbow and forearm
- S50.90 - Unspecified superficial injury of elbow
- S50.901 - Unspecified superficial injury of right elbow
- S50.902 - Unspecified superficial injury of left elbow
- S50.909 - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified elbow
- S50.91 - Unspecified superficial injury of forearm
- S50.911 - Unspecified superficial injury of right forearm
- S50.912 - Unspecified superficial injury of left forearm
- S50.919 - Unspecified superficial injury of unspecified forearm