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S51.85

Open bite of forearm

Non-billableCategory

Code Hierarchy

S51S51.8S51.85

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 forearm NOS

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with S51.85

  • superficial bite of forearm (S50.86, S50.87)

Specific Codes (3)

S51.851Category

Open bite of right forearm

S51.852Category

Open bite of left forearm

S51.859Category

Open bite of unspecified forearm

Related Codes

S51.80Category

Unspecified open wound of forearm

S51.81Category

Laceration without foreign body of forearm

S51.82Category

Laceration with foreign body of forearm

S51.83Category

Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm

S51.84Category

Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm

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