Groundbreaking: First-Ever HCC RAF Score Accessible Through REST API
First-Ever HCC RAF Score Accessible Through REST API
Check Now
Image depicting the concept of elevating provider support and enhancing concurrent coding for risk adjustment in healthcare.
Elevate Provider Support:
Enhance Your Concurrent Coding
for Risk Adjustment
Check Now
ICD-10-CM Codes S00-T88 S50-S59 S51

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S51

Open wound of elbow and forearm

Go Back to Chapter - S00-T88 | Section - S50-S59 Go back

7th Chr Note S51:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S51

Code Also for S51:

  • any associated wound infection

Excludes-1 for S51:

  • open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)

  • traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)

Excludes-2 for S51:

  • open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)

Codes Hierarchy:

    • S51  Open wound of elbow and forearm
      • S51.0 Open wound of elbow
        • S51.00 Unspecified open wound of elbow
          • S51.001  Unspecified open wound of right elbow
          • S51.002  Unspecified open wound of left elbow
          • S51.009  Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow
        • S51.01 Laceration without foreign body of elbow
          • S51.011  Laceration without foreign body of right elbow
          • S51.012  Laceration without foreign body of left elbow
          • S51.019  Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow
        • S51.02 Laceration with foreign body of elbow
          • S51.021  Laceration with foreign body of right elbow
          • S51.022  Laceration with foreign body of left elbow
          • S51.029  Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow
        • S51.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow
          • S51.031  Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow
          • S51.032  Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow
          • S51.039  Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow
        • S51.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow
          • S51.041  Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow
          • S51.042  Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow
          • S51.049  Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow
        • S51.05 Open bite of elbow
      • S51.8 Open wound of forearm
        • S51.80 Unspecified open wound of forearm
          • S51.801  Unspecified open wound of right forearm
          • S51.802  Unspecified open wound of left forearm
          • S51.809  Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm
        • S51.81 Laceration without foreign body of forearm
          • S51.811  Laceration without foreign body of right forearm
          • S51.812  Laceration without foreign body of left forearm
          • S51.819  Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm
        • S51.82 Laceration with foreign body of forearm
          • S51.821  Laceration with foreign body of right forearm
          • S51.822  Laceration with foreign body of left forearm
          • S51.829  Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm
        • S51.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm
          • S51.831  Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm
          • S51.832  Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm
          • S51.839  Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm
        • S51.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm
          • S51.841  Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm
          • S51.842  Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm
          • S51.849  Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm
        • S51.85 Open bite of forearm
          • S51.851  Open bite of right forearm
          • S51.852  Open bite of left forearm
          • S51.859  Open bite of unspecified forearm