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S54 Non-Billable Code

Injury of nerves at forearm level

Chapter Classification

Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

Section Detail

S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeAlso
  • any associated open wound (S51.-)
excludes2
  • injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)
sevenChrDef
  • {'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter'}
  • {'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter'}
  • {'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}
sevenChrNote
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S54

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • S54.0 - Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level
  • S54.1 - Injury of median nerve at forearm level
  • S54.2 - Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
  • S54.3 - Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level
  • S54.8 - Injury of other nerves at forearm level
  • S54.9 - Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level

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