Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
Requires 7th character
S55 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- 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.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- any associated open wound (S51.-)
7th character
This code requires a 7th character. Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
More specific codes S55
- S55.0Injury of ulnar artery at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
- S55.1Injury of radial artery at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
- S55.2Injury of vein at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
- S55.8Injury of other blood vessels at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
- S55.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
Related codes
- S50Superficial injury of elbow and forearmNeeds 7th char
- S51Open wound of elbow and forearmNeeds 7th char
- S52Fracture of forearmNeeds 7th char
- S53Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbowNeeds 7th char
- S54Injury of nerves at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
- S56Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
- S57Crushing injury of elbow and forearmNeeds 7th char
- S58Traumatic amputation of elbow and forearmNeeds 7th char
- S59Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearmNeeds 7th char