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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

S53.49Other sprain of elbow

Not billable — use a more specific codeRequires 7th character

S53.49 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it and add the required 7th character.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About S53.49

S53.49 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within S53.4, choose S53.49 (Other sprain of elbow) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: unspecified sprain of elbow (S53.40), Radiohumeral (joint) sprain (S53.41), ulnohumeral (joint) sprain (S53.42), radial collateral ligament sprain (S53.43) and ulnar collateral ligament sprain (S53.44).

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.

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

7th character

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S53

  • Ainitial encounter
  • Dsubsequent encounter
  • Ssequela

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to S53.49.

› From S53.4 Sprain of elbow
Excludes2
  • traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligament (S53.2-)
  • traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligament (S53.3-)
› From S53 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of elbow
Includes
  • avulsion of joint or ligament of elbow
  • laceration of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
  • sprain of cartilage, joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic hemarthrosis of joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic rupture of joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic subluxation of joint or ligament of elbow
  • traumatic tear of joint or ligament of elbow
Excludes2
  • strain of muscle, fascia and tendon at forearm level (S56.-)
Code also
  • any associated open wound

Broader instructions also apply from S50-S59 Injuries to the elbow and forearm and Chapter 19: Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Alphabetic index entries

1 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to S53.49.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about S53.49

Is S53.49 billable?

No. S53.49 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.