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S53.021D
Billable

Posterior subluxation of right radial head (subsequent encounter)

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

Billable Code

S53.021D is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

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.

Inclusion Terms

3 items

From S53.0:

  • Dislocation of radiohumeral joint
  • Subluxation of radiohumeral joint

From S53.02:

  • Posteriolateral subluxation and dislocation of radial head

Includes

7 items

From S53:

  • avulsion of joint or ligament of elbow
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of elbow

Excludes1

3 items

From S00-T88:

From S53.0:

  • Monteggia's fracture-dislocation (S52.27-)

Excludes2

1 item

From S53:

  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level (S56.-)

Use Additional Code

1 item

From S00-T88:

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

7th Character Notes

4 items

From S53:

  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S53
  • A: initial encounter
  • D: subsequent encounter
  • S: sequela
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