ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S51.00 Unspecified open wound of elbow › S51.002

S51.002

Unspecified open wound of left elbow

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • S51.002A Unspecified open wound of left elbow, initial encounter
  • S51.002D Unspecified open wound of left elbow, subsequent encounter
  • S51.002S Unspecified open wound of left elbow, sequela

This code requires a seventh character. See the rule below.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2014 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.

  1. FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified open wound of left elbow

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 S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm

Seventh character required

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S51

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
  • traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)

Code also

  • any associated wound infection

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)

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S51.001 Unspecified open wound of right elbow Not billable
S51.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow Not billable