Kodex

Section

S55.21

Laceration of vein at forearm level

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
  - S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
    - S55.2 Injury of vein at forearm level
      - 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

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

any associated open wound (S51.-)
- S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

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

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods