S54.2 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applicable to

• Injury of radial 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 S54.2

• S54.20 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm
• S54.21 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm
• S54.22 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm

Code annotations containing back-references to S54.2

Back-references to S54.2

• Type 1 Excludes: S44.2 Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level ("radial nerve NOS (S54.2)")

Diagnosis Index entries for S54.2

• Injury › nerve NEC › radial (forearm level)

Nearby codes

• S54.11XS Injury of median nerve at forearm level, right arm, sequela
• S54.12 Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm
• S54.12XA Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
• S54.12XD Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
• S54.12XS Injury of median nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela
• S54.2 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level (this code)
• S54.20 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm
• S54.20XA Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
• S54.20XD Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
• S54.20XS Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
• S54.21 Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, right arm