S50.85 Superficial foreign body of forearm

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Splinter in the forearm

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 S50.85

• S50.851 Superficial foreign body of right forearm
• S50.852 Superficial foreign body of left forearm
• S50.859 Superficial foreign body of unspecified forearm

Diagnosis Index entries for S50.85

• Foreign body › superficial, without open wound › forearm

Nearby codes

• S50.842S External constriction of left forearm, sequela
• S50.849 External constriction of unspecified forearm
• S50.849A External constriction of unspecified forearm, initial encounter
• S50.849D External constriction of unspecified forearm, subsequent encounter
• S50.849S External constriction of unspecified forearm, sequela
• S50.85 Superficial foreign body of forearm (this code)
• S50.851 Superficial foreign body of right forearm
• S50.851A Superficial foreign body of right forearm, initial encounter
• S50.851D Superficial foreign body of right forearm, subsequent encounter
• S50.851S Superficial foreign body of right forearm, sequela
• S50.852 Superficial foreign body of left forearm