NC56

The ICD-11 code for injury of blood vessels at wrist or hand level is NC56. The full clinical description is "Injury of blood vessels at wrist or hand level".

ICD-11 code NC56 represents “Injury of blood vessels at wrist or hand level”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Injury, Poisoning or Certain Other Consequences of External Causes.

NC56 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 NC56 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.

NC56 has 9 child codes, including: 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), and 5 more.