NC31

The ICD-11 code for open wound of forearm is NC31. The full clinical description is "Open wound of forearm".

ICD-11 code NC31 represents “Open wound of forearm”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC31 is in Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (codes NA00-NF2Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for NC31 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

NC31 has 8 child codes, including: NC31.0 (Laceration without foreign body of forearm), NC31.1 (Laceration with foreign body of forearm), NC31.2 (Puncture wound without foreign body of forearm), NC31.3 (Puncture wound with foreign body of forearm), and 4 more.