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S51.812S

Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, sequela

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 10 never code together
S51code
Excludes1
  • open fracture of elbow and forearm (S52.- with open fracture 7th character)S52.-
  • traumatic amputation of elbow and forearm (S58.-)S58.-
Excludes2
  • open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)S61.-
S51.8code
Excludes2
  • open wound of elbow (S51.0-)S51.0-
S50-S59block
Excludes2
  • burns and corrosions (T20-T32)T20-T32
  • frostbite (T33-T34)T33-T34
  • injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)S60-S69
  • insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)T63.4
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela this code
Instructional notes 4
S51code
Code also
  • any associated wound infection
S00-T88chapter
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
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 1 filed at S51.812

The index files this at S51.812. The tabular extends it — laterality, staging, or the 7th character — so these entries lead to the family rather than to S51.812S exactly.

Alongside this code 2 same parent — S51.812
S51.812A Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, init encntr S51.812D Laceration without foreign body of left forearm, subs encntr
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
S51.812
Block
S50-S59
Siblings
2

Present FY2024–FY2027.