S57.00XA Crushing injury of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
Instructional Notes:
S57.00XA Description: Crushing injury of unspecified elbow, initial encounter ↓
S57.00 Description: Crushing injury of unspecified elbow ↓
S57.0 Description: Crushing injury of elbow ↓
S57 Description: Crushing injury of elbow and forearm Exclude2:
crushing injury of wrist and hand (S67.-)
Use Additional Code:
code(s) for all associated injuries
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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)
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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.-)