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S59.8 - Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm is listed as S59.8.
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: S59.8
Description: Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S59.8
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
Parent S59 - Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S59.8:
S59.80 - Other specified injuries of elbow
S59.81 - Other specified injuries of forearm
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S59.8:
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
S59.9 - Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm