S51.812A Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, init encntr
Instructional Notes:
S51.812A Description: Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, init encntr ↓
S51.812 Description: Laceration without foreign body of left forearm ↓
S51.81 Description: Laceration without foreign body of forearm ↓
S51.8 Description: Open wound of forearm Exclude2:
open wound of elbow (S51.0-)
↓
S51 Description: Open wound of elbow and forearm Exclude1:
open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)
Exclude2:
open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)
Code Also: ['any associated wound infection'] ↓
S50-S59 Description: Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
↓
S00-T88 Description: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Exclude2:
birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)
Notes:
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:
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)