S55 Non-Billable Code

Injury of blood vessels 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 blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-)
injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)

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 S55

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

S55.0 - Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
S55.1 - Injury of radial artery at forearm level
S55.2 - Injury of vein at forearm level
S55.8 - Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
S55.9 - Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level

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