S53.4
Header — not billableSprain of elbow
The ICD-10 code for sprain of elbow is S53.4.
S53.4 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under S53.4
- S53.40Unspecified sprain of elbownon-billable header
- S53.41Radiohumeral (joint) sprainnon-billable header
- S53.42Ulnohumeral (joint) sprainnon-billable header
- S53.43Radial collateral ligament sprainnon-billable header
- S53.44Ulnar collateral ligament sprainnon-billable header
- S53.49Other sprain of elbownon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- S53.0Subluxation and dislocation of radial headnon-billable header
- S53.1Subluxation and dislocation of ulnohumeral jointnon-billable header
- S53.2Traumatic rupture of radial collateral ligamentnon-billable header
- S53.3Traumatic rupture of ulnar collateral ligamentnon-billable header
- S53.4Sprain of elbownon-billable header