ICD-10-CM · Chapter 19 · S00-T88
S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
Excludes 2 (not included here)
- injury of blood vessels at wrist and hand level (S65.-)
- injury of brachial vessels (S45.1-S45.2)
Code Also
- any associated open wound (S51.-)
Subcodes
Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.
| Code | Description | Billable |
|---|---|---|
| S55..0 | Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..00 | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..001 | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..002 | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..009 | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..01 | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..011 | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..012 | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..019 | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..09 | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..091 | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..092 | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..099 | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..1 | Injury of radial artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..10 | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..101 | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..102 | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..109 | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..11 | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..111 | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..112 | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..119 | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..19 | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level | No |
| S55..191 | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..192 | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..199 | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..2 | Injury of vein at forearm level | No |
| S55..20 | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level | No |
| S55..201 | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..202 | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..209 | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..21 | Laceration of vein at forearm level | No |
| S55..211 | Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..212 | Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..219 | Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..29 | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level | No |
| S55..291 | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..292 | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..299 | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..8 | Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level | No |
| S55..80 | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level | No |
| S55..801 | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..802 | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..809 | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..81 | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level | No |
| S55..811 | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..812 | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..819 | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..89 | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level | No |
| S55..891 | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..892 | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..899 | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..9 | Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | No |
| S55..90 | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | No |
| S55..901 | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..902 | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..909 | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..91 | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | No |
| S55..911 | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..912 | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..919 | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
| S55..99 | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | No |
| S55..991 | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm | No |
| S55..992 | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm | No |
| S55..999 | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm | No |
Last reviewed: September 2026