S54.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Injury of ulnar nerve NOS

Applies from S54 Injury of nerves at forearm level

Excludes2 (not included here)

• injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)

Code also

• any associated open wound (S51.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S54

7th character required

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

Codes under S54.0

• S54.00 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm
• S54.01 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm
• S54.02 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, left arm

Code annotations containing back-references to S54.0

Back-references to S54.0

• Type 1 Excludes: S44.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level ("ulnar nerve NOS (S54.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S54.0

• Injury › nerve NEC › ulnar (forearm level)

Nearby codes

• S54 Injury of nerves at forearm level
• S54.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level (this code)
• S54.00 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm
• S54.00XA Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
• S54.00XD Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S54.00XS Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
• S54.01 Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level, right arm