S54: Injury of nerves at forearm level
Codes under S54 (Injury of nerves at forearm level). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S54.0 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.0 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.00 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.00 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.00XA | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.00XA | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.00XD | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.00XD | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.00XS | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.00XS | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.01 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.01 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.1 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.1 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.01XA | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.01XA | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.01XD | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.01XD | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.01XS | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.01XS | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.02 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.02 | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.2 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.2 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.02XA | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.02XA | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.02XD | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.02XD | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.02XS | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.02XS | Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.3 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.3 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.8 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level | — |
| S54.8 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level | — |
| S54.8X | Injury of other nerves at forearm level | — |
| S54.8X | Injury of other nerves at forearm level | — |
| S54.8X1 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.8X1 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.8X1A | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X1A | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X1D | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X1D | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X1S | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.8X1S | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.8X2 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.8X2 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.8X2A | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X2A | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X2D | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X2D | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X2S | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.8X2S | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.8X9 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.8X9 | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.8X9A | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X9A | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X9D | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X9D | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.8X9S | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.8X9S | Injury of other nerves at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.9 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.9 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level | — |
| S54.10 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.10 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.10XA | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.10XA | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.10XD | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.10XD | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.10XS | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.10XS | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.11 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.11 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.11XA | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.11XA | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.11XD | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.11XD | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.11XS | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.11XS | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.12 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.12 | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.12XA | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.12XA | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.12XD | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.12XD | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.12XS | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.12XS | Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.20 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.20 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.20XA | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.20XA | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.20XD | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.20XD | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.20XS | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.20XS | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.21 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.21 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.21XA | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.21XA | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.21XD | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.21XD | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.21XS | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.21XS | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.22 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.22 | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.22XA | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.22XA | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.22XD | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.22XD | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.22XS | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.22XS | Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.30 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.30 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.30XA | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.30XA | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.30XD | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.30XD | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.30XS | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.30XS | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.31 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.31 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.31XA | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.31XA | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.31XD | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.31XD | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.31XS | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.31XS | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.32 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.32 | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.32XA | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.32XA | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.32XD | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.32XD | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.32XS | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.32XS | Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.90 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.90 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm | — |
| S54.90XA | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.90XA | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.90XD | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.90XD | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.90XS | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.90XS | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.91 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.91 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm | — |
| S54.91XA | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.91XA | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.91XD | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.91XD | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.91XS | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.91XS | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.92 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.92 | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm | — |
| S54.92XA | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.92XA | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter | ✓ |
| S54.92XD | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.92XD | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter | ✓ |
| S54.92XS | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
| S54.92XS | Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela | ✓ |
Frequently asked questions
What is ICD-10-CM code S54?
S54 is an ICD-10-CM category covering Injury of nerves at forearm level. It contains 158 more specific diagnosis codes, 108 of which are billable.
Is S54 a billable code?
No — S54 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 S54.0 — Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level). 108 of the 158 codes under S54 are billable.
What codes fall under S54?
S54 includes S54.0, S54.0, S54.00, S54.00, S54.00XA, plus 153 more. See the full list with descriptions and billable status above.
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