ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
S53 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow
Includes
- avulsion of joint or ligament of elbow
- laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
- sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of elbow
- traumatic tear of joint or ligament of elbow
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level (S56.-)
Code Also
- any associated open wound
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S53..0 | Subluxation and dislocation of radial head | No |
| S53..00 | Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of radial head | No |
| S53..001 | Unspecified subluxation of right radial head | No |
| S53..002 | Unspecified subluxation of left radial head | No |
| S53..003 | Unspecified subluxation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..004 | Unspecified dislocation of right radial head | No |
| S53..005 | Unspecified dislocation of left radial head | No |
| S53..006 | Unspecified dislocation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..01 | Anterior subluxation and dislocation of radial head | No |
| S53..011 | Anterior subluxation of right radial head | No |
| S53..012 | Anterior subluxation of left radial head | No |
| S53..013 | Anterior subluxation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..014 | Anterior dislocation of right radial head | No |
| S53..015 | Anterior dislocation of left radial head | No |
| S53..016 | Anterior dislocation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..02 | Posterior subluxation and dislocation of radial head | No |
| S53..021 | Posterior subluxation of right radial head | No |
| S53..022 | Posterior subluxation of left radial head | No |
| S53..023 | Posterior subluxation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..024 | Posterior dislocation of right radial head | No |
| S53..025 | Posterior dislocation of left radial head | No |
| S53..026 | Posterior dislocation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..03 | Nursemaid's elbow | No |
| S53..031 | Nursemaid's elbow, right elbow | No |
| S53..032 | Nursemaid's elbow, left elbow | No |
| S53..033 | Nursemaid's elbow, unspecified elbow | No |
| S53..09 | Other subluxation and dislocation of radial head | No |
| S53..091 | Other subluxation of right radial head | No |
| S53..092 | Other subluxation of left radial head | No |
| S53..093 | Other subluxation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..094 | Other dislocation of right radial head | No |
| S53..095 | Other dislocation of left radial head | No |
| S53..096 | Other dislocation of unspecified radial head | No |
| S53..1 | Subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..10 | Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..101 | Unspecified subluxation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..102 | Unspecified subluxation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..103 | Unspecified subluxation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..104 | Unspecified dislocation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..105 | Unspecified dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..106 | Unspecified dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..11 | Anterior subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..111 | Anterior subluxation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..112 | Anterior subluxation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..113 | Anterior subluxation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..114 | Anterior dislocation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..115 | Anterior dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..116 | Anterior dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..12 | Posterior subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..121 | Posterior subluxation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..122 | Posterior subluxation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..123 | Posterior subluxation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..124 | Posterior dislocation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..125 | Posterior dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..126 | Posterior dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..13 | Medial subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..131 | Medial subluxation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..132 | Medial subluxation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..133 | Medial subluxation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..134 | Medial dislocation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..135 | Medial dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..136 | Medial dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..14 | Lateral subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..141 | Lateral subluxation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..142 | Lateral subluxation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..143 | Lateral subluxation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..144 | Lateral dislocation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..145 | Lateral dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..146 | Lateral dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..19 | Other subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..191 | Other subluxation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..192 | Other subluxation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..193 | Other subluxation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..194 | Other dislocation of right ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..195 | Other dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..196 | Other dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint | No |
| S53..2 | Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament | No |
| S53..20 | Traumatic rupture of unspecified radial collateral ligament | No |
| S53..21 | Traumatic rupture of right radial collateral ligament | No |
| S53..22 | Traumatic rupture of left radial collateral ligament | No |
| S53..3 | Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament | No |
| S53..30 | Traumatic rupture of unspecified ulnar collateral ligament | No |
| S53..31 | Traumatic rupture of right ulnar collateral ligament | No |
| S53..32 | Traumatic rupture of left ulnar collateral ligament | No |
| S53..4 | Sprain of elbow | No |
| S53..40 | Unspecified sprain of elbow | No |
| S53..401 | Unspecified sprain of right elbow | No |
| S53..402 | Unspecified sprain of left elbow | No |
| S53..409 | Unspecified sprain of unspecified elbow | No |
| S53..41 | Radiohumeral (joint) sprain | No |
| S53..411 | Radiohumeral (joint) sprain of right elbow | No |
| S53..412 | Radiohumeral (joint) sprain of left elbow | No |
| S53..419 | Radiohumeral (joint) sprain of unspecified elbow | No |
| S53..42 | Ulnohumeral (joint) sprain | No |
| S53..421 | Ulnohumeral (joint) sprain of right elbow | No |
| S53..422 | Ulnohumeral (joint) sprain of left elbow | No |
| S53..429 | Ulnohumeral (joint) sprain of unspecified elbow | No |
| S53..43 | Radial collateral ligament sprain | No |
| S53..431 | Radial collateral ligament sprain of right elbow | No |
| S53..432 | Radial collateral ligament sprain of left elbow | No |
| S53..439 | Radial collateral ligament sprain of unspecified elbow | No |
| S53..44 | Ulnar collateral ligament sprain | No |
| S53..441 | Ulnar collateral ligament sprain of right elbow | No |
| S53..442 | Ulnar collateral ligament sprain of left elbow | No |
| S53..449 | Ulnar collateral ligament sprain of unspecified elbow | No |
| S53..49 | Other sprain of elbow | No |
| S53..491 | Other sprain of right elbow | No |
| S53..492 | Other sprain of left elbow | No |
| S53..499 | Other sprain of unspecified elbow | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026