S59.80 Other specified injuries of elbow

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from S59 Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

Excludes2 (not included here)

• other and unspecified injuries of wrist and hand (S69.-)

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S59.0, S59.1, and S59.2

7th character required

• A — initial encounter for closed fracture
• D — subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
• G — subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• K — subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• P — subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• S — sequela

Applies from S59.8 Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S59.8

7th character required

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

Codes under S59.80

• S59.801 Other specified injuries of right elbow
• S59.802 Other specified injuries of left elbow
• S59.809 Other specified injuries of unspecified elbow

Diagnosis Index entries for S59.80

• Injury › elbow › specified NEC

Nearby codes

• S59.299G Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
• S59.299K Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
• S59.299P Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
• S59.299S Other physeal fracture of lower end of radius, unspecified arm, sequela
• S59.8 Other specified injuries of elbow and forearm
• S59.80 Other specified injuries of elbow (this code)
• S59.801 Other specified injuries of right elbow
• S59.801A Other specified injuries of right elbow, initial encounter
• S59.801D Other specified injuries of right elbow, subsequent encounter
• S59.801S Other specified injuries of right elbow, sequela
• S59.802 Other specified injuries of left elbow