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S59 - Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm


The ICD 10 Code for Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm is listed as S59.
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: S59
Description: Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
  • Excludes2: other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2
  • A - initial encounter for closed fracture
  • D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S59:
S59.0 - Physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
S59.1 - Physeal fracture of upper end of radius
S59.2 - Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
S59.8 - Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm
S59.9 - Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm