Injury of blood vessels at forearm level (S55)

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for injury of blood vessels at forearm level (s55). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Instructional Notations

Code Also

A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.

  • any associated open wound S51

Type 2 Excludes

A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

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

7th Character Note

Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.

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

7th Character

Indicates that a seventh character is to be assigned to codes in a subcategory.

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
  • Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T88)

    • Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

        • Injury of blood vessels at forearm level (S55)

        • S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
        • S55.0 Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
        • S55.00 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
        • S55.001 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.001A Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.001D Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.001S Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.002 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.002A Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.002D Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.002S Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.009 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.009A Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.009D Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.009S Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.01 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level
        • S55.011 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.011A Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.011D Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.011S Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.012 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.012A Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.012D Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.012S Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.019 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.019A Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.019D Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.019S Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.09 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
        • S55.091 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.091A Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.091D Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.091S Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.092 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.092A Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.092D Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.092S Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.099 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.099A Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.099D Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.099S Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.1 Injury of radial artery at forearm level
        • S55.10 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level
        • S55.101 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.101A Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.101D Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.101S Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.102 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.102A Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.102D Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.102S Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.109 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.109A Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.109D Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.109S Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.11 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level
        • S55.111 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.111A Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.111D Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.111S Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.112 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.112A Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.112D Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.112S Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.119 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.119A Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.119D Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.119S Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.19 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level
        • S55.191 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.191A Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.191D Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.191S Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.192 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.192A Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.192D Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.192S Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.199 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.199A Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.199D Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.199S Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.2 Injury of vein at forearm level
        • S55.20 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level
        • S55.201 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.201A Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.201D Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.201S Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.202 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.202A Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.202D Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.202S Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.209 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.209A Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.209D Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.209S Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.21 Laceration of vein at forearm level
        • S55.211 Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.211A Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.211D Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.211S Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.212 Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.212A Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.212D Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.212S Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.219 Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.219A Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.219D Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.219S Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.29 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level
        • S55.291 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.291A Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.291D Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.291S Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.292 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.292A Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.292D Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.292S Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.299 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.299A Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.299D Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.299S Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.8 Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
        • S55.80 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
        • S55.801 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.801A Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.801D Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.801S Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.802 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.802A Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.802D Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.802S Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.809 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.809A Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.809D Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.809S Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.81 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level
        • S55.811 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.811A Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.811D Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.811S Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.812 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.812A Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.812D Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.812S Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.819 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.819A Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.819D Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.819S Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • 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
        • S55.891A Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.891D Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.891S Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.892 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.892A Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.892D Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.892S Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.899 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.899A Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.899D Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.899S Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
        • S55.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
        • S55.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.901A Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.901D Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.901S Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.902 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.902A Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.902D Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.902S Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.909A Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.909D Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.909S Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • S55.91 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
        • S55.911 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm
        • S55.911A Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.911D Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.911S Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.912 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.912A Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.912D Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.912S Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.919 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.919A Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.919D Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.919S Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
        • 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
        • S55.991A Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
        • S55.991D Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.991S Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
        • S55.992 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm
        • S55.992A Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
        • S55.992D Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.992S Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela
        • S55.999 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm
        • S55.999A Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
        • S55.999D Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
        • S55.999S Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela