Unspecified dislocation of unspecified radial head

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:

S53.006A Unspecified dislocation of unspecified radial head, initial encounter
S53.006D Unspecified dislocation of unspecified radial head, subsequent encounter
S53.006S Unspecified dislocation of unspecified radial head, 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.

FY2014 Added to the draft code set draft Unspecified dislocation of unspecified radial head

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 S53 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow

Seventh character required

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S53

Excludes2 - not included here

strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level (S56.-)

Code also

any associated open wound

Includes

avulsion of joint or ligament of elbow
laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of elbow
traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of elbow
traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of elbow
traumatic tear of joint or ligament of elbow

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.

Change > joint
Mushrooming hip
Change > hip joint
Dislocation > partial
Derangement > shoulder
Dislocation > incomplete
Dislocation > ulnohumeral
Dislocation > radiohumeral
Injury > elbow > dislocation
Disorder > joint > derangement
Dislocation > vertebra > partial
Dislocation > ulna > proximal end
Dislocation > radioulnar > proximal
Dislocation > radius > proximal end
Dislocation > elbow > radial head alone
Dislocation > radial head

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
S53.001	Unspecified subluxation of right radial head	Not billable
S53.002	Unspecified subluxation of left radial head	Not billable
S53.003	Unspecified subluxation of unspecified radial head	Not billable
S53.004	Unspecified dislocation of right radial head	Not billable
S53.005	Unspecified dislocation of left radial head	Not billable