Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 955.3
Injury to radial nerve
  • Short description: INJURY RADIAL NERVE.
  • ICD-9-CM 955.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 955.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 955.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 955.3: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 955.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S44.20XA Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S54.20XA Injury of radial nerve at forearm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM S64.20XA Injury of radial nerve at wrist and hand level of unspecified arm, initial encounter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Injury of left radial nerve at forearm level
  • Injury of left radial nerve at hand level
  • Injury of left radial nerve at upper arm level
  • Injury of left radial nerve at wrist level
  • Injury of radial nerve
  • Injury of radial nerve at forearm level
  • Injury of radial nerve at hand level
  • Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level
  • Injury of radial nerve at wrist level
  • Injury of right radial nerve at forearm level
  • Injury of right radial nerve at hand level
  • Injury of right radial nerve at upper arm level
  • Injury of right radial nerve at wrist level
  • Radial nerve injury
  • Radial nerve injury, forearm level
  • Radial nerve injury, hand level
  • Radial nerve injury, left forearm level
  • Radial nerve injury, left hand level
  • Radial nerve injury, left upper arm level
  • Radial nerve injury, left wrist level
  • Radial nerve injury, right forearm level
  • Radial nerve injury, right hand level
  • Radial nerve injury, right upper arm level
  • Radial nerve injury, right wrist level
  • Radial nerve injury, upper arm level
  • Radial nerve injury, wrist level
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 955.3:
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