ICD-10-CM Code S54.0
Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level
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 S54.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of S54.0 that describes the diagnosis 'injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level' in more detail.
- S54.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for S54.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive. - Injury of ulnar nerve NOS
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Injury of ulnar nerve (disorder)
- Closed injury, ulnar nerve, dorsal sensory (disorder)
- Closed injury, ulnar nerve, palmar sensory (disorder)
- Closed injury, ulnar nerve, deep motor (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for an external cause code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S54.0 - Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S54.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S54 - Injury of nerves at forearm level