Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level

    Excludes2

    • injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-)
    • injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S55

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S55.0 Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level

      1. S55.00 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level

        • S55.001 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.002 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.009 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
      2. S55.01 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level

        • S55.011 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.012 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.019 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
      3. S55.09 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level

        • S55.091 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.092 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.099 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
    2. S55.1 Injury of radial artery at forearm level

      1. S55.10 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level

        • S55.101 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.102 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.109 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
      2. S55.11 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level

        • S55.111 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.112 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.119 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
      3. S55.19 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level

        • S55.191 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.192 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.199 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
    3. S55.2 Injury of vein at forearm level

      1. S55.20 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level

        • S55.201 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.202 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.209 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
      2. S55.21 Laceration of vein at forearm level

        • S55.211 Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.212 Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.219 Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
      3. S55.29 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level

        • S55.291 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.292 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.299 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
    4. S55.8 Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level

      1. S55.80 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level

        • S55.801 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.802 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.809 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
      2. S55.81 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level

        • S55.811 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.812 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.819 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
      3. S55.89 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level

        • S55.891 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.892 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.899 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
    5. S55.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level

      1. S55.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level

        • S55.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.902 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
      2. S55.91 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level

        • S55.911 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.912 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.919 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
      3. S55.99 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level

        • S55.991 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.992 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.999 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.