Excludes2

  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
  • frostbite (T33-T34)
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
  1. S59 Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

    Excludes2

    • other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)

    The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2

    • A - initial encounter for closed fracture
    • D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
    • G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
    • K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
    • P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
    • S - sequela
    1. S59.0 Physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

      1. S59.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

        • S59.001 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm
        • S59.002 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm
        • S59.009 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm
      2. S59.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

        • S59.011 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm
        • S59.012 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm
        • S59.019 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm
      3. S59.02 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

        • S59.021 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm
        • S59.022 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm
        • S59.029 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm
      4. S59.03 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

        • S59.031 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm
        • S59.032 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm
        • S59.039 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm
      5. S59.04 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

        • S59.041 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm
        • S59.042 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm
        • S59.049 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm
      6. S59.09 Other physeal fracture of lower end of ulna

        • S59.091 Other physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, right arm
        • S59.092 Other physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, left arm
        • S59.099 Other physeal fracture of lower end of ulna, unspecified arm
    2. S59.1 Physeal fracture of upper end of radius

      1. S59.10 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of radius

        • S59.101 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm
        • S59.102 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of radius, left arm
        • S59.109 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm
      2. S59.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of radius

        • S59.111 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm
        • S59.112 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of radius, left arm
        • S59.119 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm
      3. S59.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius

        • S59.121 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm
        • S59.122 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, left arm
        • S59.129 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm
      4. S59.13 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of radius

        • S59.131 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm
        • S59.132 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of radius, left arm
        • S59.139 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm
      5. S59.14 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius

        • S59.141 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm
        • S59.142 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, left arm
        • S59.149 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm
      6. S59.19 Other physeal fracture of upper end of radius

        • S59.191 Other physeal fracture of upper end of radius, right arm
        • S59.192 Other physeal fracture of upper end of radius, left arm
        • S59.199 Other physeal fracture of upper end of radius, unspecified arm
    3. S59.2 Physeal fracture of lower end of radius

      1. S59.20 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of radius

        • S59.201 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm
        • S59.202 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm
        • S59.209 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm
      2. S59.21 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius

        • S59.211 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm
        • S59.212 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm
        • S59.219 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm
      3. S59.22 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius

        • S59.221 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm
        • S59.222 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm
        • S59.229 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm
      4. S59.23 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius

        • S59.231 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm
        • S59.232 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm
        • S59.239 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm
      5. S59.24 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of radius

        • S59.241 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm
        • S59.242 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm
        • S59.249 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm
      6. S59.29 Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius

        • S59.291 Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius, right arm
        • S59.292 Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius, left arm
        • S59.299 Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm
    4. S59.8 Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm

      1. S59.80 Other specified injuries of elbow

        • S59.801 Other specified injuries of right elbow
        • S59.802 Other specified injuries of left elbow
        • S59.809 Other specified injuries of unspecified elbow
      2. S59.81 Other specified injuries of forearm

        • S59.811 Other specified injuries right forearm
        • S59.812 Other specified injuries left forearm
        • S59.819 Other specified injuries unspecified forearm
    5. S59.9 Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

      1. S59.90 Unspecified injury of elbow

        • S59.901 Unspecified injury of right elbow
        • S59.902 Unspecified injury of left elbow
        • S59.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified elbow
      2. S59.91 Unspecified injury of forearm

        • S59.911 Unspecified injury of right forearm
        • S59.912 Unspecified injury of left forearm
        • S59.919 Unspecified injury of unspecified 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.