Is S55 a billable code?
No. S55 is a header code that groups 135 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
S55: Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
S55 groups related diagnoses under injury of blood vessels at forearm level. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under S55
- S55.001AUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.001DUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.001SUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.002AUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.002DUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.002SUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.009AUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.009DUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.009SUnspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.011ALaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.011DLaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.011SLaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.012ALaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.012DLaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.012SLaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.019ALaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.019DLaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.019SLaceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.091AOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.091DOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.091SOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.092AOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.092DOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.092SOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.099AOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.099DOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.099SOther specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.101AUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.101DUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.101SUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.102AUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.102DUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.102SUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.109AUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.109DUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.109SUnspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.111ALaceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.111DLaceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.111SLaceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.112ALaceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.112DLaceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.112SLaceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.119ALaceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.119DLaceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.119SLaceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.191AOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.191DOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.191SOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.192AOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.192DOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.192SOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.199AOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.199DOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.199SOther specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.201AUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.201DUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.201SUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.202AUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.202DUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.202SUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.209AUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.209DUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.209SUnspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.211ALaceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.211DLaceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.211SLaceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.212ALaceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.212DLaceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.212SLaceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.219ALaceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.219DLaceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.219SLaceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.291AOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.291DOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.291SOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.292AOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.292DOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.292SOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.299AOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.299DOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.299SOther specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.801AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.801DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.801SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.802AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.802DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.802SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.809AUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.809DUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.809SUnspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.811ALaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.811DLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.811SLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.812ALaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.812DLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.812SLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.819ALaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.819DLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.819SLaceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.891AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.891DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.891SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.892AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.892DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.892SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.899AOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.899DOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.899SOther specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.901AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.901DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.901SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.902AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.902DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.902SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.909AUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.909DUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.909SUnspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.911ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.911DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.911SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.912ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.912DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.912SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.919ALaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.919DLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.919SLaceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
- S55.991AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
- S55.991DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.991SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela
- S55.992AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
- S55.992DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.992SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela
- S55.999AOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S55.999DOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S55.999SOther specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequela
S55 questions
What does S55 mean?
S55 is the ICD-10-CM code for Injury of blood vessels at forearm level. It is in chapter 19, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.