S64.12XD Injury of median nerve at wrs/hnd lv of left arm, subs
Instructional Notes:
S64.12XD Description: Injury of median nerve at wrs/hnd lv of left arm, subs ↓
S64.12 Description: Injury of median nerve at wrist and hand level of left arm ↓
S64.1 Description: Injury of median nerve at wrist and hand level ↓
S64 Description: Injury of nerves at wrist and hand level Code Also: ['any associated open wound (S61.-)'] ↓
S60-S69 Description: Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69) Exclude2:
burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
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.-)