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S55.9 - Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level


The ICD 10 Code for Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level is listed as S55.9.
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: S55.9
Description: Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
Parent S55 - Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S55.9:
S55.90 - Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
S55.91 - Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
S55.99 - Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S55.9:
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
S55.8 - Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level