S51.8
Open wound of forearm
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S51.8 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S51 Parent Open wound of elbow and forearm
- S51.8 This code Open wound of forearm
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.
Excludes1
open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
Inherited from S51 — Open wound of elbow and forearm
Excludes2
open wound of elbow ( S51.0- )
7th Character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S51
Inherited from S51 — Open wound of elbow and forearm
More Specific Codes
6 codes under S51.8
- S51.80 Unspecified open wound of forearm Has subcodes
- S51.81 Laceration without foreign body of forearm Has subcodes
- S51.82 Laceration with foreign body of forearm Has subcodes
- S51.83 Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm Has subcodes
- S51.84 Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm Has subcodes
- S51.85 Open bite of forearm Has subcodes
Version History
How S51.8 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOpen wound of forearm
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOpen wound of forearm
Related Codes
Other codes under S51
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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