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ICD-10-CM Section S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm

Coding Notes for Section S50-S59

Section Notes:
Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes.
Code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable See code Z18.-
Section 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."
Birth trauma - instead, use Section P10-P15
Obstetric trauma - instead, use Section O70-O71
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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/chapter19/S50-S59