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Crushing injury of elbow and forearm (S57)

The ICD-10 code section S57 covers crushing injuries specifically affecting the elbow and forearm. These codes help healthcare providers document the type, location, and stage of care for such injuries.

This section includes codes for crushing injuries to the elbow (codes starting with S57.0) and forearm (S57.8). For example, S57.00 refers to an unspecified elbow crushing injury, while S57.01 and S57.02 specify injuries to the right and left elbow, respectively. Each injury code further distinguishes the stage of treatment with 7th characters indicating initial encounter (XA), subsequent encounter (XD), or sequela (XS), which represent the first treatment, follow-up care, or complications after healing. Synonyms such as "closed crush injury, elbow area" or "crush injury of right forearm" correspond directly to these codes, clarifying that codes like S57.00XA and S57.81XA apply to those conditions. Using these codes ensures precise reporting for injuries to the elbow and forearm caused by crushing forces, supporting accurate clinical documentation and treatment tracking.

Instructional Notations

Use Additional Code

The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

  • code(s) for all associated injuries

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.

  • crushing injury of wrist and hand S67

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 S57

7th Character

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

  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela