ICD-10-CM › S00-T88 › S50-S59 › S53 Dislocation and sprain of joints... › S53.1
Subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
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 6 more specific codes instead:
- S53.10 Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint (also a header)
- S53.11 Anterior subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint (also a header)
- S53.12 Posterior subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint (also a header)
- S53.13 Medial subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint (also a header)
- S53.14 Lateral subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint (also a header)
- S53.19 Other subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint (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 Subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
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)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S53.0 | Subluxation and dislocation of radial head | Not billable |
| S53.2 | Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament | Not billable |
| S53.3 | Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament | Not billable |
| S53.4 | Sprain of elbow | Not billable |