S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59) is a block within ICD-10-CM Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. It holds 10 categories.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Categories in S50-S59
- S50Superficial injury of elbow and forearmcategory
- S51Open wound of elbow and forearmcategory
- S52Fracture of forearmcategory
- S53Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbowcategory
- S54Injury of nerves at forearm levelcategory
- S55Injury of blood vessels at forearm levelcategory
- S56Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelcategory
- S57Crushing injury of elbow and forearmcategory
- S58Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearmcategory
- S59Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearmcategory
Source
ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.