ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S50 Superficial injury of elbow and forearm › S50.9
Unspecified superficial injury of elbow and forearm
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:
- S50.90 Unspecified superficial injury of elbow (also a header)
- S50.91 Unspecified superficial injury of forearm (also a header)
This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified superficial injury of elbow and forearm
Official coding rules
Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.
Inherited from S50 Superficial injury of elbow and forearm
Seventh character required
- The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S50
Excludes2 - not included here
- superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)
Inherited from the S50-S59 section Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
Excludes2 - not included here
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S50.0 | Contusion of elbow | Not billable |
| S50.1 | Contusion of forearm | Not billable |
| S50.3 | Other superficial injuries of elbow | Not billable |
| S50.8 | Other superficial injuries of forearm | Not billable |