Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S57 Crushing injury of elbow and forearm

    Use additional code(s) for all associated injuries

    Excludes2

    • crushing injury of wrist and hand (S67.-)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S57

    • A - initial encounter
    • D - subsequent encounter
    • S - sequela
    1. S57.0 Crushing injury of elbow

      1. S57.00 Crushing injury of unspecified elbow

      2. S57.01 Crushing injury of right elbow

      3. S57.02 Crushing injury of left elbow

    2. S57.8 Crushing injury of forearm

      1. S57.80 Crushing injury of unspecified forearm

      2. S57.81 Crushing injury of right forearm

      3. S57.82 Crushing injury of left forearm

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.