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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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S53-
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S53.00
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S53.00
Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of radial head
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- S53.00 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM S53.00 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S53.00 - other international versions of ICD-10 S53.00 may differ.
The following code(s) above
S53.00 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
S53.00:
- S00-T88
2021 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.-)
- S50-S59
2021 ICD-10-CM Range S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
- S53
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S53
Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Code Also- any associated open wound
Includes- avulsion of joint or ligament of elbow
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of elbow
Type 2 Excludes- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level (S56.-)
- S53.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S53.0
Subluxation and dislocation of radial head
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
Applicable To- Dislocation of radiohumeral joint
- Subluxation of radiohumeral joint
Type 1 Excludes- Monteggia's fracture-dislocation (S52.27-)
- 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
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S53.00
S52.92XJ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing
S52.92XK …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with nonunion
S52.92XM …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with nonunion
S52.92XN …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with nonunion
S52.92XP …… subsequent encounter for closed fracture with malunion
S52.92XQ …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type I or II with malunion
S52.92XR …… subsequent encounter for open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with malunion
S53 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow
S53.0 Subluxation and dislocation of radial head
S53.00
Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of radial head
S53.001 Unspecified subluxation of right radial head
S53.002 Unspecified subluxation of left radial head
S53.003 Unspecified subluxation of unspecified radial head
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
