ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
S55 Injury of blood vessels at forearm level
All 135 codes in the S55 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 · CMS grouper v07.2.26
Codes in family
135
Can lead a claim
60
Cannot lead a claim
75
What CMS assigns to S55
60 of the 135 codes group to MMTA - Other (30) and Wound (30); 75 are assigned no clinical group. None of the 135 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 60 of the 135 can lead a claim.
Every code in S55
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S55.0 Injury of ulnar artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.00 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.001 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.001A | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forarm lv, right arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.001D | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forarm lv, right arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.001S | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.002 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.002A | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.002D | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.002S | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.009 Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.009A | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.009D | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.009S | Unspecified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of ulnar artery at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.01 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.011 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.011A | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.011D | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.011S | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.012 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.012A | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.012D | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.012S | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.019 Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.019A | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.019D | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.019S | Laceration of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of ulnar artery at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.09 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.091 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.091A | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.091D | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.091S | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.092 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.092A | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.092D | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.092S | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.099 Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.099A | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, unsp arm, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.099D | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, unsp arm, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.099S | Other specified injury of ulnar artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Inj ulnar artery at forearm level, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.1 Injury of radial artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.10 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.101 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.101A | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, right arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.101D | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, right arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.101S | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of radial art at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.102 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.102A | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, left arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.102D | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, left arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.102S | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.109 Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.109A | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.109D | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.109S | Unspecified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of radial artery at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.11 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.111 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.111A | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forarm lv, right arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.111D | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forarm lv, right arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.111S | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.112 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.112A | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.112D | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.112S | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.119 Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.119A | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.119D | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.119S | Laceration of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of radial artery at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.19 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level | ||||
| S55.191 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.191A | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, right arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.191D | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, right arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.191S | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.192 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.192A | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, left arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.192D | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, left arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.192S | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.199 Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.199A | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, unsp arm, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.199D | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, unsp arm, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.199S | Other specified injury of radial artery at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Inj radial artery at forearm level, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.2 Injury of vein at forearm level | ||||
| S55.20 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level | ||||
| S55.201 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.201A | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.201D | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.201S | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.202 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.202A | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.202D | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.202S | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.209 Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.209A | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.209D | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.209S | Unspecified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.21 Laceration of vein at forearm level | ||||
| S55.211 Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.211A | Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.211D | Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.211S | Laceration of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.212 Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.212A | Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.212D | Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.212S | Laceration of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.219 Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.219A | Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.219D | Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.219S | Laceration of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.29 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level | ||||
| S55.291 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.291A | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.291D | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.291S | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.292 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.292A | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, init encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.292D | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, subs encntr | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.292S | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.299 Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.299A | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, init encntr | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.299D | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, subs encntr | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.299S | Other specified injury of vein at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Oth injury of vein at forearm level, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.8 Injury of other blood vessels at forearm level | ||||
| S55.80 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level | ||||
| S55.801 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.801A | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, right arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.801D | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, right arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.801S | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp inj blood vessels at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.802 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.802A | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, left arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.802D | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, left arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.802S | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.809 Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.809A | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.809D | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.809S | Unspecified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp injury of blood vessels at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.81 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level | ||||
| S55.811 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.811A | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forarm lv, right arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.811D | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forarm lv, right arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.811S | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.812 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.812A | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.812D | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.812S | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.819 Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.819A | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forearm level, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.819D | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forearm level, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.819S | Laceration of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Laceration of blood vessels at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.89 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level | ||||
| S55.891 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.891A | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, init | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.891D | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, subs | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.891S | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.892 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.892A | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, init | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.892D | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, subs | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.892S | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.899 Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.899A | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.899D | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.899S | Other specified injury of other blood vessels at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Inj oth blood vessels at forearm level, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.9 Injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | ||||
| S55.90 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | ||||
| S55.901 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.901A | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp blood vess at forarm lv, right arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.901D | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp blood vess at forarm lv, right arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.901S | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp inj unsp blood vess at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.902 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.902A | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp blood vess at forarm lv, left arm, init | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.902D | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp blood vess at forarm lv, left arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.902S | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp inj unsp blood vess at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.909 Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.909A | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp blood vess at forarm lv, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.909D | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Unsp injury of unsp blood vess at forarm lv, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.909S | Unspecified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Unsp inj unsp blood vess at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.91 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | ||||
| S55.911 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.911A | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Lacerat unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, right arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.911D | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Lacerat unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, right arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.911S | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Lacerat unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.912 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.912A | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, left arm, init | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.912D | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, left arm, subs | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.912S | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Lacerat unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | C | None |
| S55.919 Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.919A | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Laceration of unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.919D | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Laceration of unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.919S | Laceration of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Lacerat unsp blood vessel at forarm lv, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.99 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level | ||||
| S55.991 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm | ||||
| S55.991A | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, init | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.991D | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, subs | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.991S | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequelaCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, right arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.992 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm | ||||
| S55.992A | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, init | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.992D | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, subs | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.992S | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequelaCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, left arm, sequela | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| S55.999 Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm | ||||
| S55.999A | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounterCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, unsp arm, init | Cannot lead a claimUnspecified diagnosis code not acceptable as principal diagnosis since there is a more specific code available that would further accurately identify the condition | None | None |
| S55.999D | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounterCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, unsp arm, subs | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
| S55.999S | Other specified injury of unspecified blood vessel at forearm level, unspecified arm, sequelaCMS: Inj unsp blood vessel at forearm level, unsp arm, sequela | Cannot lead a claimPrincipal diagnosis not assigned to a clinical group | None | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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