S51.812A
Billable

Laceration without foreign body of left forearm (initial encounter)

Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Billable Code

S51.812A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

laceration left forearm

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Laceration of left forearm

left arm laceration

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Laceration of Left Forearm

left forearm laceration

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Laceration of left forearm

skin tear left forearm

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Skin Tear of Left Forearm

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

S00-T88(Chapter 19)S51(Open wound of elbow and forearm)S51.8(Open wound of forearm)S51.81(Laceration without foreign body of forearm)S51.812(Laceration without foreign body of left forearm)

Excludes1

4 items

From S00-T88:

•
birth trauma (P10-P15)
•
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

From S51:

•
open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)
•
traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)

Excludes2

2 items

From S51:

•
open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)

From S51.8:

•
open wound of elbow (S51.0-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S51:

•
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S51
•
A: initial encounter
•
D: subsequent encounter
•
S: sequela

S51.812A
Billable

Laceration without foreign body of left forearm (initial encounter)

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

From S51:

Excludes2

From S51:

From S51.8:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S51:

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S51.812ABillable

Laceration without foreign body of left forearm (initial encounter)

Billable Code

Referenced in Diagnoses

Additional Information from Parent Codes

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

From S00-T88:

From S51:

Excludes2

From S51:

From S51.8:

Use Additional Code

From S00-T88:

7th Character Notes

From S51:

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S51.812A
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