S54Injury of nerves at forearm level
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Primary diagnosis
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Specificity
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- Group S50-S59
- Injuries to the elbow and forearm
- Official Vietnamese name
- Tổn thương dây thần kinh, tầm cẳng tay
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Excl.: injury of nerves at wrist and hand level (S64.-)
Related S54 codes
S54.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of ulnar nerve at forearm level
S54.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of median nerve at forearm level
S54.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
S54.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at forearm level
S54.7
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of multiple nerves at forearm level
S54.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of other nerves at forearm level
S54.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Injury of unspecified nerve at forearm level
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.
