S50.85 - Superficial foreign body of forearm

  • Applicable to Superficial foreign body of forearm
  • The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM S50.85 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD10-CM version of S50.85 - other international versions of ICD10 S50.85 may differ.
  • S50.85 is a Non-Billable / Non-Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • S50.85 Code should not be used for billing or reimbursement purposes as there are multiple ICD-10 CM codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • S50.85 - Superficial foreign body of forearm
    • S50.85 - Superficial foreign body of forearm
    • S50.851 - Superficial foreign body of right forearm
    • S50.852 - Superficial foreign body of left forearm
    • S50.859 - Superficial foreign body of unspecified forearm

 Inclusion Term

  • Splinter in the forearm

The following codes above S50.85 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to S50.85:

Chapter: S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm

Category: S50 Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

superficial icd 10
 
forearm icd 10
 
Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

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