Kodex

Code

S57.00XA

initial encounter

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Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59)
  - S57 Crushing injury of elbow and forearm
    - S57.0 Crushing injury of elbow
      - S57.00 Crushing injury of unspecified elbow
        
        S57.00XA initial encounter
        
        S57.00XD subsequent encounter
        
        S57.00XS sequela

Long Title

S57.00XA

Crushing injury of unspecified elbow initial encounter

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Use Additional

code(s) for all associated injuries

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

crushing injury of wrist and hand (S67.-)
- S67 Crushing injury of wrist, hand and fingers

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
- S60-S69 Injuries to the wrist, hand and fingers (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods