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ICD-10-CM category

S51: Open wound of elbow and forearm

316 subcodes · 216 billable · Look up any code with the ICD-10 search

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.

CodeDescriptionBillable
S51.0 Open wound of elbow —
S51.0 Open wound of elbow —
S51.00 Unspecified open wound of elbow —
S51.00 Unspecified open wound of elbow —
S51.001 Unspecified open wound of right elbow —
S51.001 Unspecified open wound of right elbow —
S51.01 Laceration without foreign body of elbow —
S51.01 Laceration without foreign body of elbow —
S51.001A Unspecified open wound of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.001A Unspecified open wound of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.001D Unspecified open wound of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.001D Unspecified open wound of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.001S Unspecified open wound of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.001S Unspecified open wound of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.002 Unspecified open wound of left elbow —
S51.002 Unspecified open wound of left elbow —
S51.02 Laceration with foreign body of elbow —
S51.02 Laceration with foreign body of elbow —
S51.002A Unspecified open wound of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.002A Unspecified open wound of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.002D Unspecified open wound of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.002D Unspecified open wound of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.002S Unspecified open wound of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.002S Unspecified open wound of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow —
S51.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow —
S51.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow —
S51.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow —
S51.05 Open bite of elbow —
S51.05 Open bite of elbow —
S51.8 Open wound of forearm —
S51.8 Open wound of forearm —
S51.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow —
S51.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow —
S51.009A Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.009A Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.009D Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.009D Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.009S Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.009S Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.011 Laceration without foreign body of right elbow —
S51.011 Laceration without foreign body of right elbow —
S51.011A Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.011A Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.011D Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.011D Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.011S Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.011S Laceration without foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.012 Laceration without foreign body of left elbow —
S51.012 Laceration without foreign body of left elbow —
S51.012A Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.012A Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.012D Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.012D Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.012S Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.012S Laceration without foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.019A Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.019A Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.019D Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.019D Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.019S Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.019S Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.021 Laceration with foreign body of right elbow —
S51.021 Laceration with foreign body of right elbow —
S51.021A Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.021A Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.021D Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.021D Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.021S Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.021S Laceration with foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.022 Laceration with foreign body of left elbow —
S51.022 Laceration with foreign body of left elbow —
S51.022A Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.022A Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.022D Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.022D Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.022S Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.022S Laceration with foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.029 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.029 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.029A Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.029A Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.029D Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.029D Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.029S Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.029S Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.031 Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow —
S51.031 Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow —
S51.031A Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.031A Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.031D Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.031D Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.031S Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.031S Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.032 Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow —
S51.032 Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow —
S51.032A Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.032A Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.032D Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.032D Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.032S Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.032S Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.039 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.039 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.039A Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.039A Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.039D Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.039D Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.039S Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.039S Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.041 Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow —
S51.041 Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow —
S51.041A Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.041A Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.041D Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.041D Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.041S Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.041S Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.042 Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow —
S51.042 Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow —
S51.042A Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.042A Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.042D Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.042D Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.042S Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.042S Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.049 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.049 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow —
S51.049A Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.049A Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.049D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.049D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.049S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.049S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.051 Open bite, right elbow —
S51.051 Open bite, right elbow —
S51.051A Open bite, right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.051A Open bite, right elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.051D Open bite, right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.051D Open bite, right elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.051S Open bite, right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.051S Open bite, right elbow, sequela ✓
S51.052 Open bite, left elbow —
S51.052 Open bite, left elbow —
S51.052A Open bite, left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.052A Open bite, left elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.052D Open bite, left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.052D Open bite, left elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.052S Open bite, left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.052S Open bite, left elbow, sequela ✓
S51.059 Open bite, unspecified elbow —
S51.059 Open bite, unspecified elbow —
S51.059A Open bite, unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.059A Open bite, unspecified elbow, initial encounter ✓
S51.059D Open bite, unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.059D Open bite, unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.059S Open bite, unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.059S Open bite, unspecified elbow, sequela ✓
S51.80 Unspecified open wound of forearm —
S51.80 Unspecified open wound of forearm —
S51.81 Laceration without foreign body of forearm —
S51.81 Laceration without foreign body of forearm —
S51.82 Laceration with foreign body of forearm —
S51.82 Laceration with foreign body of forearm —
S51.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm —
S51.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm —
S51.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm —
S51.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm —
S51.85 Open bite of forearm —
S51.85 Open bite of forearm —
S51.801 Unspecified open wound of right forearm —
S51.801 Unspecified open wound of right forearm —
S51.801A Unspecified open wound of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.801A Unspecified open wound of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.801D Unspecified open wound of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.801D Unspecified open wound of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.801S Unspecified open wound of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.801S Unspecified open wound of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.802 Unspecified open wound of left forearm —
S51.802 Unspecified open wound of left forearm —
S51.802A Unspecified open wound of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.802A Unspecified open wound of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.802D Unspecified open wound of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.802D Unspecified open wound of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.802S Unspecified open wound of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.802S Unspecified open wound of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.809 Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm —
S51.809 Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm —
S51.809A Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.809A Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.809D Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.809D Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.809S Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.809S Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.811 Laceration without foreign body of right forearm —
S51.811 Laceration without foreign body of right forearm —
S51.811A Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.811A Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.811D Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.811D Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.811S Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.811S Laceration without foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.812 Laceration without foreign body of left forearm —
S51.812 Laceration without foreign body of left forearm —
S51.812A Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.812A Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.812D Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.812D Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.812S Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.812S Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.819 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.819 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.819A Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.819A Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.819D Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.819D Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.819S Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.819S Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.821 Laceration with foreign body of right forearm —
S51.821 Laceration with foreign body of right forearm —
S51.821A Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.821A Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.821D Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.821D Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.821S Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.821S Laceration with foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.822 Laceration with foreign body of left forearm —
S51.822 Laceration with foreign body of left forearm —
S51.822A Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.822A Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.822D Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.822D Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.822S Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.822S Laceration with foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.829 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.829 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.829A Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.829A Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.829D Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.829D Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.829S Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.829S Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.831 Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm —
S51.831 Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm —
S51.831A Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.831A Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.831D Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.831D Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.831S Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.831S Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.832 Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm —
S51.832 Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm —
S51.832A Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.832A Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.832D Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.832D Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.832S Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.832S Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.839 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.839 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.839A Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.839A Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.839D Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.839D Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.839S Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.839S Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.841 Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm —
S51.841 Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm —
S51.841A Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.841A Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.841D Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.841D Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.841S Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.841S Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.842 Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm —
S51.842 Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm —
S51.842A Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.842A Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.842D Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.842D Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.842S Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.842S Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.849 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.849 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm —
S51.849A Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.849A Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.849D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.849D Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.849S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.849S Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.851 Open bite of right forearm —
S51.851 Open bite of right forearm —
S51.851A Open bite of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.851A Open bite of right forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.851D Open bite of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.851D Open bite of right forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.851S Open bite of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.851S Open bite of right forearm, sequela ✓
S51.852 Open bite of left forearm —
S51.852 Open bite of left forearm —
S51.852A Open bite of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.852A Open bite of left forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.852D Open bite of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.852D Open bite of left forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.852S Open bite of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.852S Open bite of left forearm, sequela ✓
S51.859 Open bite of unspecified forearm —
S51.859 Open bite of unspecified forearm —
S51.859A Open bite of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.859A Open bite of unspecified forearm, initial encounter ✓
S51.859D Open bite of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.859D Open bite of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter ✓
S51.859S Open bite of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓
S51.859S Open bite of unspecified forearm, sequela ✓

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10-CM code S51?

S51 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Open wound of elbow and forearm. It contains 316 more specific diagnosis codes, 216 of which are billable.

Is S51 a billable code?

No — S51 is a category header and isn't billable on its own. Code to the highest level of specificity using one of its subcodes (for example S51.0 — Open wound of elbow). 216 of the 316 codes under S51 are billable.

What codes fall under S51?

S51 includes S51.0, S51.0, S51.00, S51.00, S51.001, plus 311 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.

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