Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
Requires 7th character
S55.109 requires a 7th character to be reported. Choose a complete code below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from S55)
- 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.
- birth trauma (P10-P15) (from S55)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71) (from S55)
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32) (from S55)
- frostbite (T33-T34) (from S55)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69) (from S55)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4) (from S55)
- injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-) (from S55)
- injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2) (from S55)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
7th character
This code requires a 7th character (defined at S55). Use the placeholder "X" for missing positions.
| Character | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | initial encounter |
| D | subsequent encounter |
| S | sequela |
Parent code
- S55.10Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm levelNeeds 7th char
More specific codes S55.109
- S55.109AUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterBillable
- S55.109DUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterBillable
- S55.109SUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaBillable