Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
S59: Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

excludes2
other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)

sevenChrNote
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2

sevenChrDef
A: initial encounter for closed fracture
D: subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
G: subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
K: subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
P: subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
S: sequela
S59.0: Physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
S59.1: Physeal fracture of upper end of radius
S59.2: Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
S59.8: Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm
S59.9: Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

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