ICD-10-CM Code S51
Open wound of elbow and forearm
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 S51 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of S51 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of elbow and forearm' in more detail.
- S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm NON-BILLABLE
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- S51.00 Unspecified open wound of elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S51.01 Laceration without foreign body of elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S51.02 Laceration with foreign body of elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S51.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S51.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow NON-BILLABLE
- S51.05 Open bite of elbow NON-BILLABLE
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- S51.80 Unspecified open wound of forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S51.81 Laceration without foreign body of forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S51.82 Laceration with foreign body of forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S51.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S51.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm NON-BILLABLE
- S51.85 Open bite of forearm NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S51 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Also Note:
Code Also
A Code Also note indicates that two or more codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but the order of codes is at the coder's discretion. Code order depends on the severity of the conditions and the reason for the encounter. - Any associated wound infection
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character) - instead, use code S52.-
- Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm - instead, use code S58.-
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Open wound of wrist and hand - instead, use code S61.-
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7th Character Extension Notes:
What is 7th Character Extension?
For codes less than 6 characters that require a 7th character a placeholder 'X' should be assigned for all characters less than 6. The 7th character must always be the 7th position of a code. E.g. The ICD-10-CM code T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion) requires an Episode of Care identifier. T67.4XXA Initial Encounter or T67.4XXD Subsequent Encounter. More Info - The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category See Code S51