S543-char group
Injury of nerves at forearm level
⇄ Primary-code rule changed vs QĐ4469
Coding rules (TT06)
- ●Avoid — more specific 4-5 char codes exist (see below)
Coding guidance (WHO 2019)
Excl.: injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)
Codes within S54
S54.0Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm levelS54.1Injury of median nerve at forearm levelS54.2Injury of radial nerve at forearm levelS54.3Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm levelS54.7Injury of multiple nerves at forearm levelS54.8Injury of other nerves at forearm levelS54.9Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level