S50.9Superficial injury of forearm, unspecified
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Group S50-S59
- Injuries to the elbow and forearm
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương nông ở cẳng tay, không xác định
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Superficial injury of elbow NOS
Related S50 codes
S50
Superficial injury of forearm
S50.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Contusion of elbow
S50.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Contusion of other and unspecified parts of forearm
S50.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Multiple superficial injuries of forearm
S50.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other superficial injuries of forearm
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
