S59 Non-Billable Code

Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

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

excludes2

other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)

sevenChrDef

{'char': 'A', 'text': 'initial encounter for closed fracture'}
{'char': 'D', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing'}
{'char': 'G', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing'}
{'char': 'K', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion'}
{'char': 'P', 'text': 'subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion'}
{'char': 'S', 'text': 'sequela'}

sevenChrNote

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

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

S59.0 - Physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
S59.1 - Physeal fracture of upper end of radius
S59.2 - Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
S59.8 - Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm
S59.9 - Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

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