S53.106
S53.106 — Unspecified dislocation of unspecified ulnohumeral joint
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
S53.106 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for unspecified dislocation of unspecified 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
S53.106 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 S53.106
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share S53.10. If S53.106 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about S53.106
- Is S53.106 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. S53.106 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does S53.106 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).