Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
S54: Injury of nerves at forearm level

codeAlso
any associated open wound (S51.-)

excludes2
injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S54

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter
D: subsequent encounter
S: sequela
S54.0: Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level
S54.1: Injury of median nerve at forearm level
S54.2: Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
S54.3: Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level
S54.8: Injury of other nerves at forearm level
S54.9: Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level

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