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S53.3

Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament

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:

  • S53.30 Traumatic rupture of unspecified ulnar collateral ligament (also a header)
  • S53.31 Traumatic rupture of right ulnar collateral ligament (also a header)
  • S53.32 Traumatic rupture of left ulnar collateral ligament (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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament

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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
S53.0 Subluxation and dislocation of radial head Not billable
S53.1 Subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint Not billable
S53.2 Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament Not billable
S53.4 Sprain of elbow Not billable