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ICD-10/S54.8X1D

S54.8X1D ICD-10-CM Code: Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0, Appendix B.

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (S54.8X1D).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for S54.8X1D in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • any associated open wound (S51.-)

Change history

  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Description revised
    Unspecified injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter → Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
    FY2017 changes
  • FY2017 — 2016-10-01
    Short description revised
    Unsp injury of oth nerves at forearm level, right arm, subs → Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, subs
    FY2017 changes

Verify Before Coding

  • No Medicare Code Editor or MS-DRG Definitions Manual restrictions apply to this code.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim.

Contextual Map

Every relationship of S54.8X1D in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Hierarchy

  • S00-T88 — Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88) (S00-T88) [Hierarchy]
  • S50-S59 — Injuries to the elbow and forearm [Hierarchy]

Clinical classification (CCSR)

  • INJ062 — Injury to nerves, muscles and tendons, subsequent encounter [CCSR]

Potential MS-DRG

  • DRG 949 — AFTERCARE WITH CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “AFTERCARE WITH CC/MCC (MDC 23)”
  • DRG 950 — AFTERCARE WITHOUT CC/MCC [MS-DRG]: “AFTERCARE WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 23)”

MDC crossing · procedures (1235)

  • MDC 23 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services [MDC crossing]: “Factors Influencing Health Status and Other Contacts with Health Services — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs.”
  • F003GKZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Audiovisual Equipment [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Audiovisual Equipment — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GMZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Augmentative / Alternative Communication Equipment [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Augmentative / Alternative Communication Equipment — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GPZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Computer [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Computer — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GYZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Other Equipment [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body using Other Equipment — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • F003GZZ — Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body [Same-MDC procedure]: “Communicative/Cognitive Integration Skills Assessment of Neurological System - Whole Body — grouped in MDC 23, the procedure side of this code's crossing.” · check together
  • and 1230 more

Nearest codes (40)

  • S54 — Injury of nerves at forearm level [Sibling]
  • S54.22XA — Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S54.22XD — Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • S54.22XS — Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela [Sibling]
  • S54.3 — Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level [Sibling]
  • S54.30 — Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm [Sibling]
  • S54.30XA — Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter [Sibling]
  • S54.30XD — Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter [Sibling]
  • and 32 more

Change history (2)

  • FY2017 — Description revised [Change history]
  • and 1 more

Relationships & Classification

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):INJ062 — Injury to nerves, muscles and tendons, subsequent encounter (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Potential MS-DRG Relationships (FY2026)

Not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity.

Named in the grouper logic of 2 MS-DRGs: DRG 949 (MDC 23), DRG 950 (MDC 23).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

Does S54.8X1D require a 7th character?

Yes. The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S54.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to S54.8X1D in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • S54.32XS — Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level, left arm, sequela
  • S54.8 — Injury of other nerves at forearm level
  • S54.8X — Injury of other nerves at forearm level
  • S54.8X1 — Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm
  • S54.8X1A — Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S54.8X1S — Injury of other nerves at forearm level, right arm, sequela
  • S54.8X2 — Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm
  • S54.8X2A — Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S54.8X2D — Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S54.8X2S — Injury of other nerves at forearm level, left arm, sequela

View all codes in the S54 family