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ICD-10-CM Codes
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S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
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S51-
Open wound of elbow and forearm
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2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S51.002D
Unspecified open wound of left elbow, subsequent encounter
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
- S51.002D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S51.002D became effective on October 1, 2019.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S51.002D - other international versions of ICD-10 S51.002D may differ.
The following code(s) above
S51.002D contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
S51.002D:
- S00-T88
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesNote- 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
Use Additional- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes - S50-S59
2020 ICD-10-CM Range S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
Injuries to the elbow and forearm - S51
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S51
Open wound of elbow and forearm
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated wound infection
Type 1 Excludes- open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
- traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)
Type 2 Excludes- open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)
Open wound of elbow and forearm
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- S51.002D is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM S51.002D is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v37.0):
- 949 Aftercare with cc/mcc
- 950 Aftercare without cc/mcc
Convert S51.002D to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S51.002D
S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm
S51.0 Open wound of elbow
S51.00 Unspecified open wound of elbow
S51.001 Unspecified open wound of right elbow
S51.002 Unspecified open wound of left elbow
S51.002D
…… subsequent encounter
S51.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow
S51.01 Laceration without foreign body of elbow
S51.011 Laceration without foreign body of right elbow
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.