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  1. ICD.Codes
  2. ICD-10-CM (2016)
  3. Chapter 19
  4. Section S50-S59
  5. Code S51.8

ICD-10-CM Code S51.8
Open wound of forearm

NON-BILLABLE
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-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code S51.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S51.8 that describes the diagnosis 'open wound of forearm' in more detail.

Coding Notes for S51.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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 elbow - instead, use code S51.0-

Related Concepts SNOMET-CT

  • Open injury, median nerve, palmar sensory branch (disorder)
  • Open injury, ulnar nerve, dorsal sensory (disorder)

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Possible requirement for an external cause code

Parent Code: S51 - Open wound of elbow and forearm

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/S518