S50

Non-Billable

ChapterS00–T88

Rankcategory

Official Description

Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

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

Use Additional Code

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

S50-S59 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here)

superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

S50-S59Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

S50Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

S50.0Contusion of elbow

S50.1Contusion of forearm

S50.3Other superficial injuries of elbow

S50.8Other superficial injuries of forearm

S50.9Unspecified superficial injury of elbow and forearm

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S50:

blockS50-S59

Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)

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chapterCH19

Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to S50. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

16 raw paths

Abrasion2 unique routes

elbow→S50

forearm→S50

Bite (s) (animal) (human)4 unique routes

elbow(2 variants)

superficial NEC→S50(2 variants)

insect→S50

forearm(2 variants)

superficial NEC→S50(2 variants)

insect→S50

Blister (nonthermal)2 unique routes