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ICD-10-CM Codes S00-T88 S50-S59 S55

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S55

Injury of blood vessels at forearm level

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7th Chr Note S55:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S55

Code Also for S55:

  • any associated open wound (S51.-)

Excludes-2 for S55:

  • injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-)

  • injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)

Codes Hierarchy:

    • S55  Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
      • S55.0 Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
        • S55.00 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
          • S55.001  Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.002  Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.009  Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.01 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level
          • S55.011  Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.012  Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.019  Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.09 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
          • S55.091  Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.092  Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.099  Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
      • S55.1 Injury of radial artery at forearm level
        • S55.10 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level
          • S55.101  Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.102  Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.109  Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.11 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level
          • S55.111  Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.112  Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.119  Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.19 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level
          • S55.191  Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.192  Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.199  Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
      • S55.2 Injury of vein at forearm level
        • S55.20 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level
          • S55.201  Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.202  Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.209  Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.21 Laceration of vein at forearm level
          • S55.211  Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.212  Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.219  Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.29 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level
          • S55.291  Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.292  Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.299  Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
      • S55.8 Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
        • S55.80 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
          • S55.801  Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.802  Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.809  Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.81 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level
          • S55.811  Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.812  Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.819  Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.89 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
          • S55.891  Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.892  Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.899  Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
      • S55.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
        • S55.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
          • S55.901  Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.902  Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.909  Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.91 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
          • S55.911  Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.912  Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.919  Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.99 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
          • S55.991  Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
          • S55.992  Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
          • S55.999  Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm