S59.91 Unspecified injury of forearm

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 S59.9 Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

7th character note

• The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S59.9

7th character required

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

Codes under S59.91

• S59.911 Unspecified injury of right forearm
• S59.912 Unspecified injury of left forearm
• S59.919 Unspecified injury of unspecified forearm

Diagnosis Index entries for S59.91

• Injury › forearm

Nearby codes

• S59.902S Unspecified injury of left elbow, sequela
• S59.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified elbow
• S59.909A Unspecified injury of unspecified elbow, initial encounter
• S59.909D Unspecified injury of unspecified elbow, subsequent encounter
• S59.909S Unspecified injury of unspecified elbow, sequela
• S59.91 Unspecified injury of forearm (this code)
• S59.911 Unspecified injury of right forearm
• S59.911A Unspecified injury of right forearm, initial encounter
• S59.911D Unspecified injury of right forearm, subsequent encounter
• S59.911S Unspecified injury of right forearm, sequela
• S59.912 Unspecified injury of left forearm