S59.812 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Codes
- S59.812A Other specified injuries left forearm, initial encounter
- S59.812D Other specified injuries left forearm, subsequent encounter
- S59.812S Other specified injuries left forearm, sequela
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to S59.812 ICD10 Code:
- S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm
- S59 Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
- S59.0 Physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
- S59.00 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
- S59.01 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
- S59.02 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
- S59.03 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
- S59.04 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
- S59.09 Other physeal fracture of lower end of ulna
- S59.1 Physeal fracture of upper end of radius
- S59.10 Unspecified physeal fracture of upper end of radius
- S59.11 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of upper end of radius
- S59.12 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of upper end of radius
- S59.13 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of upper end of radius
- S59.14 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of upper end of radius
- S59.19 Other physeal fracture of upper end of radius
- S59.2 Physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- S59.20 Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- S59.21 Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- S59.22 Salter-Harris Type II physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- S59.23 Salter-Harris Type III physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- S59.24 Salter-Harris Type IV physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- S59.29 Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius
- S59.8 Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm
- S59.80 Other specified injuries of elbow
- S59.81 Other specified injuries of forearm
- S59.9 Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm
- S59.90 Unspecified injury of elbow
- S59.91 Unspecified injury of forearm
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
S59.812 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about S59.812 ICD 10 code
Of the 206 bones in your body, three of them are in your arm: the humerus, radius, and ulna. Your arms are also made up of muscles, joints, tendons, and other connective tissue. Injuries to any of these parts of the arm can occur during sports, a fall, or an accident.
Types of arm injuries include :
- Tendinitis and bursitis
- Sprains
- Dislocations
- Fractures (broken bones)
- Nerve problems
- Osteoarthritis
You may also have problems or injure specific parts of your arm, such as your hand, wrist, elbow, or shoulder.
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