S51.852A

Open bite of left forearm, initial encounter

Billable / specific

S51.852A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

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.

superficial bite of forearm (S50.86, S50.87) (from S51.85)
open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character) (from S51)
traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-) (from S51)

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

open wound of elbow (S51.0-) (from S51.8)
birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S51)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S51)
burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S51)
frostbite (T33-T34) (from S51)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69) (from S51)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S51)
open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-) (from S51)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

An additional code may be needed.

The 7th character values that apply to this code (defined at S51). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.