S50 — Superficial injury of elbow and forearm

Not billable

Is S50 billable?

No — S50 is a non-billable header code. S50 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 60 billable codes beneath S50.

Billable codes under this header

S50 at a glance

Code	S50
Description	Superficial injury of elbow and forearm
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here

The conditions below are not part of S50, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S50 and the excluded code may both be reported.

superficial injury of wrist and hand (S60.-)

Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19

Report an additional code alongside S50 to fully describe the condition. S50 is sequenced first.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 19

The conditions below are not part of S50, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S50 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S50-S59

The conditions below are not part of S50, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S50 and the excluded code may both be reported.

burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
frostbite (T33-T34)
injuries of wrist and hand (S60-S69)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)

What codes fall under S50? (5)

How long has S50 existed?

S50 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.