Open wound of elbow and forearm - S51

Type 1 Excludes

open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)

Type 2 Excludes

open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)

Category codeAlso

any associated wound infection

Category SevenChr Note

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S51

Codes

S51.0 - Open wound of elbow
S51.00 - Unspecified open wound of elbow
S51.001 - Unspecified open wound of right elbow
S51.002 - Unspecified open wound of left elbow
S51.009 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified elbow
S51.01 - Laceration without foreign body of elbow
S51.011 - Laceration without foreign body of right elbow
S51.012 - Laceration without foreign body of left elbow
S51.019 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified elbow
S51.02 - Laceration with foreign body of elbow
S51.021 - Laceration with foreign body of right elbow
S51.022 - Laceration with foreign body of left elbow
S51.029 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified elbow
S51.03 - Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow
S51.031 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right elbow
S51.032 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left elbow
S51.039 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified elbow
S51.04 - Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow
S51.041 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right elbow
S51.042 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left elbow
S51.049 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified elbow
S51.05 - Open bite of elbow
S51.051 - Open bite, right elbow
S51.052 - Open bite, left elbow
S51.059 - Open bite, unspecified elbow
S51.8 - Open wound of forearm
S51.80 - Unspecified open wound of forearm
S51.801 - Unspecified open wound of right forearm
S51.802 - Unspecified open wound of left forearm
S51.809 - Unspecified open wound of unspecified forearm
S51.81 - Laceration without foreign body of forearm
S51.811 - Laceration without foreign body of right forearm
S51.812 - Laceration without foreign body of left forearm
S51.819 - Laceration without foreign body of unspecified forearm
S51.82 - Laceration with foreign body of forearm
S51.821 - Laceration with foreign body of right forearm
S51.822 - Laceration with foreign body of left forearm
S51.829 - Laceration with foreign body of unspecified forearm
S51.83 - Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm
S51.831 - Puncture wound without foreign body of right forearm
S51.832 - Puncture wound without foreign body of left forearm
S51.839 - Puncture wound without foreign body of unspecified forearm
S51.84 - Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm
S51.841 - Puncture wound with foreign body of right forearm
S51.842 - Puncture wound with foreign body of left forearm
S51.849 - Puncture wound with foreign body of unspecified forearm
S51.85 - Open bite of forearm
S51.851 - Open bite of right forearm
S51.852 - Open bite of left forearm
S51.859 - Open bite of unspecified forearm