S50.872

Other superficial bite of left forearm

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Inclusion terms

Note: Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
Note: The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S50)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S50)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S50)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S50)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69) (from S50)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S50)
superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-) (from S50)

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