S53.4Sprain of elbow

S53.4 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for sprain of elbow. It belongs to category S53 (dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow), block S50-S59 (injuries to the elbow and forearm) and chapter 19 (injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S53 (dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow), S53.4 is specifically for sprain of elbow. Related codes cover subluxation and dislocation of radial head (S53.0), subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint (S53.1), traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament (S53.2) and traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament (S53.3).

Codes in this range require a 7th character: A for initial encounter, D for subsequent encounter and S for sequela. Use placeholder "X" characters to fill any empty positions before the 7th character.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of S53.4, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament (S53.2-) and traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament (S53.3-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.