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Category · FY2027

S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S51 is not billable. The category heads 108 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 2 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
  3. S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm
Billable codes
108
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
24

Codes in S51

  1. S51.0
    Open wound of elbow
    Header
  2. S51.00
    Unspecified open wound of elbow
    Header
  3. S51.001
    Unspecified open wound of right elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  4. S51.002
    Unspecified open wound of left elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  5. S51.009
    Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Open wound of elbow NOS
  6. S51.01
    Laceration without foreign body of elbow
    Header
  7. S51.011
    Laceration without foreign body of right elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  8. S51.012
    Laceration without foreign body of left elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  9. S51.019
    Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  10. S51.02
    Laceration with foreign body of elbow
    Header
  11. S51.021
    Laceration with foreign body of right elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  12. S51.022
    Laceration with foreign body of left elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  13. S51.029
    Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  14. S51.03
    Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow
    Header
  15. S51.031
    Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  16. S51.032
    Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  17. S51.039
    Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  18. S51.04
    Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow
    Header
  19. S51.041
    Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  20. S51.042
    Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  21. S51.049
    Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  22. S51.05
    Open bite of elbow
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bite of elbow NOS

    Excludes1

  23. S51.051
    Open bite, right elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  24. S51.052
    Open bite, left elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  25. S51.059
    Open bite, unspecified elbow +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  26. S51.8
    Open wound of forearm
    Header
    Excludes2 1

    Excludes2

    • open wound of elbow (S51.0-) S51.0
  27. S51.80
    Unspecified open wound of forearm
    Header
  28. S51.801
    Unspecified open wound of right forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  29. S51.802
    Unspecified open wound of left forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  30. S51.809
    Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Open wound of forearm NOS
  31. S51.81
    Laceration without foreign body of forearm
    Header
  32. S51.811
    Laceration without foreign body of right forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  33. S51.812
    Laceration without foreign body of left forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  34. S51.819
    Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  35. S51.82
    Laceration with foreign body of forearm
    Header
  36. S51.821
    Laceration with foreign body of right forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  37. S51.822
    Laceration with foreign body of left forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  38. S51.829
    Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  39. S51.83
    Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm
    Header
  40. S51.831
    Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  41. S51.832
    Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  42. S51.839
    Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  43. S51.84
    Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm
    Header
  44. S51.841
    Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  45. S51.842
    Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  46. S51.849
    Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  47. S51.85
    Open bite of forearm
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bite of forearm NOS

    Excludes1

  48. S51.851
    Open bite of right forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  49. S51.852
    Open bite of left forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  50. S51.859
    Open bite of unspecified forearm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S51

Excludes1

  • open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character) S52
  • traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-) S58

Excludes2

  • open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-) S61

Code also

  • any associated wound infection

Notes that also apply

Block S50-S59 instructions (Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for S51 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S51

7th characters for S51
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Wound, openelbow → S51.00-
  • Lacerationelbow → S51.01-
  • Punctureelbow → S51.039
  • Bite(s) (animal) (human)elbow → S51.05-
  • Wound, openforearm → S51.80-
  • Lacerationforearm → S51.819
  • Punctureforearm → S51.839
  • Bite(s) (animal) (human)forearm → S51.85-
  • Punctureelbowright → S51.031
  • Punctureelbowleft → S51.032
  • Lacerationforearmright → S51.811
  • Lacerationforearmleft → S51.812
  • Punctureforearmright → S51.831
  • Punctureforearmleft → S51.832
  • Lacerationelbowwithforeign body → S51.02-
  • Punctureelbowwithforeign body → S51.049
  • Lacerationforearmwithforeign body → S51.829
  • Punctureforearmwithforeign body → S51.849
  • Punctureelbowrightwithforeign body → S51.041
  • Punctureelbowleftwithforeign body → S51.042
  • Lacerationforearmrightwithforeign body → S51.821
  • Lacerationforearmleftwithforeign body → S51.822
  • Punctureforearmrightwithforeign body → S51.841
  • Punctureforearmleftwithforeign body → S51.842

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