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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

S59.912A

Unspecified injury of left forearm, initial encounter

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where S59.912A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. S59 Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm
  2. S59.9 Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm
  3. S59.91 Unspecified injury of forearm
  4. S59.912 Parent Unspecified injury of left forearm
  5. S59.912A This code Unspecified injury of left forearm, initial encounter

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.

Excludes2

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

Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

7th Character

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

Inherited from S59.9 — Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

A - initial encounter

Inherited from S59.9 — Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

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

Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter

Inherited from S59.9 — Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

A - initial encounter for closed fracture

Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

7th Character

S - sequela

Inherited from S59.9 — Unspecified injury of elbow and forearm

7th Character

D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing

Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

7th Character

G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing

Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

7th Character

K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion

Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

7th Character

P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion

Inherited from S59 — Other and unspecified injuries of elbow and forearm

Version History

How S59.912A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Unspecified injury of left forearm, initial encounter

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Unspecified injury of left forearm, initial encounter

Other codes under S59.912

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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