S53.10
S53.10 — Unspecified subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S53.10 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below. This code also requires a 7th character before it is complete.
This code requires a 7th character
The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S53
- A
- initial encounter
- D
- subsequent encounter
- S
- sequela
Risk adjustment
S53.10 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead S53.10
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- S53.101Unspecified subluxation of right ulnohumeral joint
- S53.102Unspecified subluxation of left ulnohumeral joint
- S53.103Unspecified subluxation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint
- S53.104Unspecified dislocation of right ulnohumeral joint
- S53.105Unspecified dislocation of left ulnohumeral joint
- S53.106Unspecified dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S53.1. If S53.10 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- S53.11Anterior subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
- S53.12Posterior subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
- S53.13Medial subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
- S53.14Lateral subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
- S53.19Other subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral joint
Questions about S53.10
- Is S53.10 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S53.10 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S53.10 sit in the tabular list?
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88), in the block Injuries to the elbow and forearm (S50-S59).