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S50 - Superficial injury of elbow and forearm


The ICD 10 Code for Superficial injury of elbow and forearm is listed as S50.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S50
Description: Superficial injury of elbow and forearm
  • Excludes2: superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S50
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S50:
S50.0 - Contusion of elbow
S50.1 - Contusion of forearm
S50.3 - Other superficial injuries of elbow
S50.8 - Other superficial injuries of forearm
S50.9 - Unspecified superficial injury of elbow and forearm