ICD-10-CM Code S50.8
Other superficial injuries of forearm
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 S50.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S50.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other superficial injuries of forearm' in more detail.
- S50.8 Other superficial injuries of forearm NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.811 Abrasion of right forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.812 Abrasion of left forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.819 Abrasion of unspecified forearm NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.821 Blister (nonthermal) of right forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.822 Blister (nonthermal) of left forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.829 Blister (nonthermal) of unspecified forearm NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.841 External constriction of right forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.842 External constriction of left forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.849 External constriction of unspecified forearm NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.851 Superficial foreign body of right forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.852 Superficial foreign body of left forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.859 Superficial foreign body of unspecified forearm NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.861 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of right forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.862 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.869 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified forearm NON-BILLABLE
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- S50.871 Other superficial bite of right forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.872 Other superficial bite of left forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S50.879 Other superficial bite of unspecified forearm 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
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Abrasion of elbow, infected (disorder)
- Insect bite, nonvenomous, of elbow (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
Parent Code: S50 - Superficial injury of elbow and forearm