ICD-10-CM Codes
S00-T88
S50-S59
S59-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S59.91

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S59.91

Unspecified injury of forearm

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

S59.91 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM S59.91 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of S59.91 - other international versions of ICD-10 S59.91 may differ.

The following code(s) above S59.91 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 S59.91:

S00-T88
2023 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
2023 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
S59
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S59
Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
Type 2 Excludes
- other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)
Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

Clinical Information

Injuries to the part of the upper limb of the body between the wrist and elbow.

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to S59.91:

Injury T14.90
- see also specified injury type
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T14.90
Injury, unspecified
Applicable To
Injury NOS
- forearm S59.91-

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To S59.91

S59.901D …… subsequent encounter

S59.901S …… sequela

S59.902 Unspecified injury of left elbow

S59.902A …… initial encounter

S59.902D …… subsequent encounter

S59.902S …… sequela

S59.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified elbow

S59.909A …… initial encounter

S59.909D …… subsequent encounter

S59.909S …… sequela

S59.91 Unspecified injury of forearm

S59.911 Unspecified injury of right forearm

S59.911A …… initial encounter

S59.911D …… subsequent encounter

S59.911S …… sequela

S59.912 Unspecified injury of left forearm

S59.912A …… initial encounter

S59.912D …… subsequent encounter

S59.912S …… sequela

S59.919 Unspecified injury of unspecified forearm

S59.919A …… initial encounter

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code S59.91

Unspecified injury of forearm

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Injuries to the elbow and forearm

Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

Injury, unspecified