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S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm

ICD-10-CM category S51 sits in Chapter 20 (External causes of morbidity, V00-Y99). It contains 108 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.

Subcategories

S51.0 Open wound of elbowS51.00 Unspecified open wound of elbowS51.001 Unspecified open wound of right elbowS51.002 Unspecified open wound of left elbowS51.009 Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbowS51.01 Laceration without foreign body of elbowS51.011 Laceration without foreign body of right elbowS51.012 Laceration without foreign body of left elbowS51.019 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbowS51.02 Laceration with foreign body of elbowS51.021 Laceration with foreign body of right elbowS51.022 Laceration with foreign body of left elbowS51.029 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbowS51.03 Puncture wound without foreign body of elbowS51.031 Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbowS51.032 Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbowS51.039 Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbowS51.04 Puncture wound with foreign body of elbowS51.041 Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbowS51.042 Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbowS51.049 Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbowS51.05 Open bite of elbowS51.051 Open bite, right elbowS51.052 Open bite, left elbowS51.059 Open bite, unspecified elbowS51.8 Open wound of forearmS51.80 Unspecified open wound of forearmS51.801 Unspecified open wound of right forearmS51.802 Unspecified open wound of left forearmS51.809 Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearmS51.81 Laceration without foreign body of forearmS51.811 Laceration without foreign body of right forearmS51.812 Laceration without foreign body of left forearmS51.819 Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearmS51.82 Laceration with foreign body of forearmS51.821 Laceration with foreign body of right forearmS51.822 Laceration with foreign body of left forearmS51.829 Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearmS51.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of forearmS51.831 Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm

Billable codes in S51

CodeDescription
S51.001AUnspecified open wound of right elbow, initial encounter
S51.001DUnspecified open wound of right elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.001SUnspecified open wound of right elbow, sequela
S51.002AUnspecified open wound of left elbow, initial encounter
S51.002DUnspecified open wound of left elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.002SUnspecified open wound of left elbow, sequela
S51.009AUnspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
S51.009DUnspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.009SUnspecified open wound of unspecified elbow, sequela
S51.011ALaceration without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter
S51.011DLaceration without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.011SLaceration without foreign body of right elbow, sequela
S51.012ALaceration without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter
S51.012DLaceration without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.012SLaceration without foreign body of left elbow, sequela
S51.019ALaceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
S51.019DLaceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.019SLaceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela
S51.021ALaceration with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter
S51.021DLaceration with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.021SLaceration with foreign body of right elbow, sequela
S51.022ALaceration with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter
S51.022DLaceration with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.022SLaceration with foreign body of left elbow, sequela
S51.029ALaceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
S51.029DLaceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.029SLaceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela
S51.031APuncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter
S51.031DPuncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.031SPuncture wound without foreign body of right elbow, sequela
S51.032APuncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter
S51.032DPuncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.032SPuncture wound without foreign body of left elbow, sequela
S51.039APuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
S51.039DPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.039SPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela
S51.041APuncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, initial encounter
S51.041DPuncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.041SPuncture wound with foreign body of right elbow, sequela
S51.042APuncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, initial encounter
S51.042DPuncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.042SPuncture wound with foreign body of left elbow, sequela
S51.049APuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
S51.049DPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.049SPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow, sequela
S51.051AOpen bite, right elbow, initial encounter
S51.051DOpen bite, right elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.051SOpen bite, right elbow, sequela
S51.052AOpen bite, left elbow, initial encounter
S51.052DOpen bite, left elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.052SOpen bite, left elbow, sequela
S51.059AOpen bite, unspecified elbow, initial encounter
S51.059DOpen bite, unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
S51.059SOpen bite, unspecified elbow, sequela
S51.801AUnspecified open wound of right forearm, initial encounter
S51.801DUnspecified open wound of right forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.801SUnspecified open wound of right forearm, sequela
S51.802AUnspecified open wound of left forearm, initial encounter
S51.802DUnspecified open wound of left forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.802SUnspecified open wound of left forearm, sequela
S51.809AUnspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
S51.809DUnspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.809SUnspecified open wound of unspecified forearm, sequela
S51.811ALaceration without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter
S51.811DLaceration without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.811SLaceration without foreign body of right forearm, sequela
S51.812ALaceration without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter
S51.812DLaceration without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.812SLaceration without foreign body of left forearm, sequela
S51.819ALaceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
S51.819DLaceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.819SLaceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela
S51.821ALaceration with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter
S51.821DLaceration with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.821SLaceration with foreign body of right forearm, sequela
S51.822ALaceration with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter
S51.822DLaceration with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.822SLaceration with foreign body of left forearm, sequela
S51.829ALaceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
S51.829DLaceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.829SLaceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela
S51.831APuncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter
S51.831DPuncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.831SPuncture wound without foreign body of right forearm, sequela
S51.832APuncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter
S51.832DPuncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.832SPuncture wound without foreign body of left forearm, sequela
S51.839APuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
S51.839DPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.839SPuncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela
S51.841APuncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter
S51.841DPuncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.841SPuncture wound with foreign body of right forearm, sequela
S51.842APuncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, initial encounter
S51.842DPuncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.842SPuncture wound with foreign body of left forearm, sequela
S51.849APuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
S51.849DPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.849SPuncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm, sequela
S51.851AOpen bite of right forearm, initial encounter
S51.851DOpen bite of right forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.851SOpen bite of right forearm, sequela
S51.852AOpen bite of left forearm, initial encounter
S51.852DOpen bite of left forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.852SOpen bite of left forearm, sequela
S51.859AOpen bite of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
S51.859DOpen bite of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
S51.859SOpen bite of unspecified forearm, sequela

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