S51.85
Open bite of forearm
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where S51.85 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- S51 Open wound of elbow and forearm
- S51.8 Parent Open wound of forearm
- S51.85 This code Open bite 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.
Inclusion Terms
Bite of forearm NOS
Excludes1
open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
Inherited from S51 — Open wound of elbow and forearm
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
3 codes under S51.85
Version History
How S51.85 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentOpen bite of forearm
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedOpen bite of forearm
Related Codes
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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