S53.02
Posterior subluxation and dislocation of radial head
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 8 never code together
S50-S59block
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
Instructional notes 14
S53code
Includes
- 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
Code also
- any associated open wound
S53.02code
Inclusion terms
- Posteriolateral subluxation and dislocation of radial head
S53.0code
Inclusion terms
- Dislocation of radiohumeral joint
- Subluxation of radiohumeral joint
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 2
Alongside this code 4 same parent — S53.0
Subordinate codes 6
S53.021 Posterior subluxation of right radial head S53.022 Posterior subluxation of left radial head S53.023 Posterior subluxation of unspecified radial head S53.024 Posterior dislocation of right radial head S53.025 Posterior dislocation of left radial head S53.026 Posterior dislocation of unspecified radial head
Medications 1
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
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