S55
Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Rankcategory
Official Description
Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
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
S50-S59 Parent Instructions
Instructional Notes
Excludes2(Not included here)
Code Also
Clinical Hierarchy
CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S50-S59Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
S55Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
S55.0Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level
S55.1Injury of radial artery at forearm level
S55.2Injury of vein at forearm level
S55.8Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
S55.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S55:
chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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Injury15 unique routes
blood vessel NEC(15 variants)
MS-DRG Classification
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