S55.89 — Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level
Is S55.89 billable?
No — S55.89 is a non-billable header code. S55.89 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 9 billable codes beneath S55.89.
Billable codes under this header
- S55.891AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.891DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.891SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.892AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.892DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.892SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.899AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.899DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.899SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
S55.89 at a glance
| Code | S55.89 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is S55.89 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to S55.89. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Injury › blood vessel NEC › forearm › specified › site NEC › specified type NEC
Use additional code — inherited from Chapter 19
Report an additional code alongside S55.89 to fully describe the condition. S55.89 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 S55.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S55.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S50-S59
The conditions below are not part of S55.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S55.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from S55
The conditions below are not part of S55.89, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, S55.89 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Code also — inherited from S55
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether S55.89 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.
- any associated open wound (S51.-)
What codes fall under S55.89? (3)
How long has S55.89 existed?
S55.89 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.