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S51.05

Open bite of elbow

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S51S51.0S51.05

Chapter: 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Section: S50-S59 - Injuries to the elbow and forearm

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Bite of elbow NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S51.05

  • superficial bite of elbow (S50.36, S50.37)

Specific Codes (3)

S51.051Category

Open bite, right elbow

S51.052Category

Open bite, left elbow

S51.059Category

Open bite, unspecified elbow

Related Codes

S51.00Category

Unspecified open wound of elbow

S51.01Category

Laceration without foreign body of elbow

S51.02Category

Laceration with foreign body of elbow

S51.03Category

Puncture wound without foreign body of elbow

S51.04Category

Puncture wound with foreign body of elbow

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