Search Browse Crosswalk Fees Tools Pricing

Codelle

AI-powered medical coding assistant for healthcare practices and billers.

Pricing Privacy Terms

© 2026 Codelle. All rights reserved.

CPT® copyright 2026 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Applicable FARS/DFARS restrictions apply to government use. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use.

ICD-10-CM S51 — Open wound of elbow and forearm | Codelle

S51

ICD-10-CM

Open wound of elbow and forearm

Clinical Notes

Excludes 1 — Not coded here

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

Excludes 2 — Not included here

open wound of wrist and hand (S61.-)

Code also

any associated wound infection

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (2)

S51.0Open wound of elbow

S51.8Open wound of forearm

Same Category

S51.0Open wound of elbow S51.00Unspecified open wound of elbow S51.001Unspecified open wound of right elbow S51.001AUnspecified open wound of right elbow, initial encounter S51.001DUnspecified open wound of right elbow, subsequent encounter S51.001SUnspecified open wound of right elbow, sequela S51.002Unspecified open wound of left elbow

S51.002AUnspecified open wound of left elbow, initial encounter

S51.002DUnspecified open wound of left elbow, subsequent encounter

S51.002SUnspecified open wound of left elbow, sequela

+5 more in this category