S50.37 Other superficial bite of elbow

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• open bite of elbow (S51.04)

Applies from S50 Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

Excludes2 (not included here)

• superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S50

7th character required

• A — initial encounter
• D — subsequent encounter
• S — sequela

Codes under S50.37

• S50.371 Other superficial bite of right elbow
• S50.372 Other superficial bite of left elbow
• S50.379 Other superficial bite of unspecified elbow

Code annotations containing back-references to S50.37

Back-references to S50.37

• Type 1 Excludes: S51.05 Open bite of elbow ("superficial bite of elbow (S50.36, S50.37)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S50.37

• Bite (s) (animal) (human) › elbow › superficial NEC

Nearby codes

• S50.362S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of left elbow, sequela
• S50.369 Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow
• S50.369A Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
• S50.369D Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
• S50.369S Insect bite (nonvenomous) of unspecified elbow, sequela
• S50.37 Other superficial bite of elbow (this code)
• S50.371 Other superficial bite of right elbow
• S50.371A Other superficial bite of right elbow, initial encounter
• S50.371D Other superficial bite of right elbow, subsequent encounter
• S50.371S Other superficial bite of right elbow, sequela
• S50.372 Other superficial bite of left elbow