ICD-10-CM Code S50.3
Other superficial injuries of elbow
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S50.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S50.3 that describes the diagnosis 'other superficial injuries of elbow' in more detail.
- S50.3 Other superficial injuries of elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.311 Abrasion of right elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.312 Abrasion of left elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.319 Abrasion of unspecified elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.321 Blister (nonthermal) of right elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.322 Blister (nonthermal) of left elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.329 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.341 External constriction of right elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.342 External constriction of left elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.349 External constriction of unspecified elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.351 Superficial foreign body of right elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.352 Superficial foreign body of left elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.359 Superficial foreign body of unspecified elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.361 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.362 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.369 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.371 Other superficial bite of right elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.372 Other superficial bite of left elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S50.379 Other superficial bite of unspecified elbow NON-BILLABLE
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The ICD code S50 is used to code Bruise
A bruise, or contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep, hemorrhage, or extravasate into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Bruises, which do not blanch under pressure, can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, or bone. Bruises are not to be confused with other similar-looking lesions primarily distinguished by their by their diameter or causation. These lesions include petechia (< 3 mm result from numerous and diverse etiologies such as adverse reactions from medications such as warfarin, straining, asphyxiation, platelet disorders and diseases such as cytomegalovirus), purpura (3 mm to 1 cm, classified as palpable purpura or non-palpable purpura and indicates various pathologic conditions such as thrombocytopenia), and ecchymosis (>1 cm caused blood dissecting through tissue planes and settled in an area remote from the site of trauma or pathology such as periorbital ecchymosis, i.e.,"raccoon eyes" , arising from a basilar skull fracture or from a neuroblastoma).
Specialty: | Emergency Medicine |
MeSH Codes: | D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288, D003288 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 920, 921, 922, 923, 924 |
Bruise on upper leg caused by a blunt object
Parent Code: S50 - Superficial injury of elbow and forearm