ICD-10-CM category
S51: Open wound of elbow and forearm
Codes under S51 (Open wound of elbow and forearm). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S51.0 | Open wound of elbow | — |
| S51.00 | Unspecified open wound of elbow | — |
| S51.001 | Unspecified open wound of right elbow | — |
| S51.01 | Laceration without foreign body of elbow | — |
| S51.001A | Unspecified open wound of right elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.001D | Unspecified open wound of right elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.001S | Unspecified open wound of right elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.002 | Unspecified open wound of left elbow | — |
| S51.02 | Laceration with foreign body of elbow | — |
| S51.002A | Unspecified open wound of left elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.002D | Unspecified open wound of left elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.002S | Unspecified open wound of left elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.03 | Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow | — |
| S51.04 | Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow | — |
| S51.05 | Open bite of elbow | — |
| S51.8 | Open wound of forearm | — |
| S51.009 | Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow | — |
| S51.009A | Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.009D | Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.009S | Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.011 | Laceration without foreign body of right elbow | — |
| S51.011A | Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.011D | Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.011S | Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.012 | Laceration without foreign body of left elbow | — |
| S51.012A | Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.012D | Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.012S | Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.019 | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow | — |
| S51.019A | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.019D | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.019S | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.021 | Laceration with foreign body of right elbow | — |
| S51.021A | Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.021D | Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.021S | Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.022 | Laceration with foreign body of left elbow | — |
| S51.022A | Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.022D | Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.022S | Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.029 | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow | — |
| S51.029A | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.029D | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.029S | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.031 | Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow | — |
| S51.031A | Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.031D | Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.031S | Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.032 | Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow | — |
| S51.032A | Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.032D | Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.032S | Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.039 | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow | — |
| S51.039A | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.039D | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.039S | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.041 | Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow | — |
| S51.041A | Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.041D | Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.041S | Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.042 | Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow | — |
| S51.042A | Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.042D | Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.042S | Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.049 | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow | — |
| S51.049A | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.049D | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.049S | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.051 | Open bite, right elbow | — |
| S51.051A | Open bite, right elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.051D | Open bite, right elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.051S | Open bite, right elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.052 | Open bite, left elbow | — |
| S51.052A | Open bite, left elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.052D | Open bite, left elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.052S | Open bite, left elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.059 | Open bite, unspecified elbow | — |
| S51.059A | Open bite, unspecified elbow, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.059D | Open bite, unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.059S | Open bite, unspecified elbow, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.80 | Unspecified open wound of forearm | — |
| S51.81 | Laceration without foreign body of forearm | — |
| S51.82 | Laceration with foreign body of forearm | — |
| S51.83 | Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm | — |
| S51.84 | Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm | — |
| S51.85 | Open bite of forearm | — |
| S51.801 | Unspecified open wound of right forearm | — |
| S51.801A | Unspecified open wound of right forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.801D | Unspecified open wound of right forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.801S | Unspecified open wound of right forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.802 | Unspecified open wound of left forearm | — |
| S51.802A | Unspecified open wound of left forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.802D | Unspecified open wound of left forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.802S | Unspecified open wound of left forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.809 | Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm | — |
| S51.809A | Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.809D | Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.809S | Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.811 | Laceration without foreign body of right forearm | — |
| S51.811A | Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.811D | Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.811S | Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.812 | Laceration without foreign body of left forearm | — |
| S51.812A | Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.812D | Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.812S | Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.819 | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm | — |
| S51.819A | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.819D | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.819S | Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.821 | Laceration with foreign body of right forearm | — |
| S51.821A | Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.821D | Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.821S | Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.822 | Laceration with foreign body of left forearm | — |
| S51.822A | Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.822D | Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.822S | Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.829 | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm | — |
| S51.829A | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.829D | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.829S | Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.831 | Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm | — |
| S51.831A | Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.831D | Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.831S | Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.832 | Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm | — |
| S51.832A | Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.832D | Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.832S | Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.839 | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm | — |
| S51.839A | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.839D | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.839S | Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.841 | Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm | — |
| S51.841A | Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.841D | Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.841S | Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.842 | Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm | — |
| S51.842A | Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.842D | Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.842S | Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.849 | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm | — |
| S51.849A | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.849D | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.849S | Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.851 | Open bite of right forearm | — |
| S51.851A | Open bite of right forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.851D | Open bite of right forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.851S | Open bite of right forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.852 | Open bite of left forearm | — |
| S51.852A | Open bite of left forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.852D | Open bite of left forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.852S | Open bite of left forearm, sequela | ✓ |
| S51.859 | Open bite of unspecified forearm | — |
| S51.859A | Open bite of unspecified forearm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S51.859D | Open bite of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S51.859S | Open bite of unspecified forearm, sequela | ✓ |
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