ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88
S50-S59
S54-
2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S54.22

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S54.22

Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S54.22 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM S54.22 became effective on October 1, 2023.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S54.22 - other international versions of ICD-10 S54.22 may differ.

The following code(s) above S54.22 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 S54.22:

S00-T88
2024 ICD-10-CM Range S00-T88
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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
Type 1 Excludes
- birth trauma (P10-P15)
- obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Use Additional
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
S50-S59
2024 ICD-10-CM Range S50-S59
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
Type 2 Excludes
- burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
- frostbite (T33-T34)
- injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
Injuries to the elbow and forearm
S54
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S54
Injury of nerves at forearm level
Code Also
- any associated open wound (S51.-)
Type 2 Excludes
- injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)
Injury of nerves at forearm level
S54.2
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S54.2
Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
Applicable To
- Injury of radial nerve NOS
Injury of radial nerve at forearm level

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
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S54.22

S54.12XS …… sequela

S54.2 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level

S54.20 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm

S54.20XA …… initial encounter

S54.20XD …… subsequent encounter

S54.20XS …… sequela

S54.21 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm

S54.21XA …… initial encounter

S54.21XD …… subsequent encounter

S54.21XS …… sequela

S54.22 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm

S54.22XA …… initial encounter

S54.22XD …… subsequent encounter

S54.22XS …… sequela

S54.3 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level

S54.30 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm

S54.30XA …… initial encounter

S54.30XD …… subsequent encounter

S54.30XS …… sequela

S54.31 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, right arm

S54.31XA …… initial encounter

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S54.22

Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Injuries to the elbow and forearm

Injury of nerves at forearm level

Injury of radial nerve at forearm level