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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S50.35

Superficial foreign body of elbow

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where S50.35 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S50 Superficial injury of elbow and forearm
  2. S50.3 Parent Other superficial injuries of elbow
  3. S50.35 This code Superficial foreign body of elbow

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Splinter in the elbow

Excludes2

superficial injury of wrist and hand ( S60 .-)

Inherited from S50 — Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S50

Inherited from S50 — Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S50 — Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S50 — Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S50 — Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

More Specific Codes

3 codes under S50.35

Version History

How S50.35 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Superficial foreign body of elbow

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Superficial foreign body of elbow

Related Codes

Other codes under S50.3

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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