NC56

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Injury of blood vessels at wrist or hand level

Exclusions from above levels

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/152692065 – Frostbite
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/163532889 – Burns
  • ND53 – Other injuries of arm, level unspecified
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  • NE61 – Insect bite or sting, venomous
  • FB80.7 – Malunion of fracture
  • FB80.8 – Nonunion of fracture
  • FB80.A – Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified
  • FB80.B – Pathological fracture
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/624443803 – Birth injury
  • JB0A – Certain specified obstetric trauma

Child codes

  • NC56.0 – Injury of ulnar artery at wrist or hand level
  • NC56.1 – Injury of radial artery at wrist or hand level
  • NC56.2 – Injury of superficial palmar arch
  • NC56.3 – Injury of deep palmar arch
  • NC56.4 – Injury of blood vessel of thumb
  • NC56.5 – Injury of blood vessel of other finger
  • NC56.6 – Injury of multiple blood vessels at wrist or hand level
  • NC56.Y – Injury of other specified blood vessels at wrist or hand level
  • NC56.Z – Injury of unspecified blood vessel at wrist or hand level

Sibling codes

  • NC50 – Injury to fingernail
  • NC51 – Superficial injury of wrist or hand
  • NC52 – Open wound of wrist or hand
  • NC53 – Fracture at wrist or hand level
  • NC54 – Dislocation or strain or sprain of joints or ligaments at wrist or hand level
  • NC55 – Injury of nerves at wrist or hand level
  • NC57 – Injury of muscle, fascia or tendon at wrist or hand level
  • NC58 – Crushing injury of wrist or hand
  • NC59 – Traumatic amputation of wrist or hand
  • NC5A – Multiple injuries of wrist or hand
  • NC5Y – Other specified injuries to the wrist or hand
  • NC5Z – Injuries to the wrist or hand, unspecified

Foundation entity

Injury of blood vessels at wrist or hand level – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1339025049

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 22: Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes