Open wound of elbow and forearm - S51
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
- traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)
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:
- open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)
Code Also: It indicates that an additional code should be used alongside the primary code to capture related factors or associated conditions.
Category codeAlso:
- any associated wound infection
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 S51
These ranges represents subcategories of Open wound of elbow and forearm. The "S51" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- S51.0 - Open wound of elbow
- S51.00 - Unspecified open wound of elbow
- S51.001 - Unspecified open wound of right elbow
- S51.002 - Unspecified open wound of left elbow
- S51.009 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow
- S51.01 - Laceration without foreign body of elbow
- S51.011 - Laceration without foreign body of right elbow
- S51.012 - Laceration without foreign body of left elbow
- S51.019 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow
- S51.02 - Laceration with foreign body of elbow
- S51.021 - Laceration with foreign body of right elbow
- S51.022 - Laceration with foreign body of left elbow
- S51.029 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow
- S51.03 - Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow
- S51.031 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow
- S51.032 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow
- S51.039 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow
- S51.04 - Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow
- S51.041 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow
- S51.042 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow
- S51.049 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow
- S51.05 - Open bite of elbow
- S51.051 - Open bite, right elbow
- S51.052 - Open bite, left elbow
- S51.059 - Open bite, unspecified elbow
- S51.8 - Open wound of forearm
- S51.80 - Unspecified open wound of forearm
- S51.801 - Unspecified open wound of right forearm
- S51.802 - Unspecified open wound of left forearm
- S51.809 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm
- S51.81 - Laceration without foreign body of forearm
- S51.811 - Laceration without foreign body of right forearm
- S51.812 - Laceration without foreign body of left forearm
- S51.819 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm
- S51.82 - Laceration with foreign body of forearm
- S51.821 - Laceration with foreign body of right forearm
- S51.822 - Laceration with foreign body of left forearm
- S51.829 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm
- S51.83 - Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm
- S51.831 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm
- S51.832 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm
- S51.839 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm
- S51.84 - Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm
- S51.841 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm
- S51.842 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm
- S51.849 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm
- S51.85 - Open bite of forearm
- S51.851 - Open bite of right forearm
- S51.852 - Open bite of left forearm
- S51.859 - Open bite of unspecified forearm