S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Categories in S40-S49

• S40

  Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm

  Abrasion›shoulder → S40.21-

  • 144 billable codes
• S41

  Open wound of shoulder and upper arm

  Puncture›shoulder → S41.039

  • 108 billable codes
• S42

  Fracture of shoulder and upper arm

  Fracture, traumatic (abduction) (adduction) (separation)›elbow → S42.40-

  • 1,398 billable codes
  • 603 CC
  • 132 MCC
• S43

  Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle

  Lesion(s) (nontraumatic)›SLAP → S43.43-

  • 333 billable codes
  • 18 CC
• S44

  Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level

  Injury›nerve NEC›axillary → S44.3-

  • 72 billable codes
• S45

  Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level

  Injury›blood vessel NEC›arm (upper) NEC → S45.90-

  • 162 billable codes
  • 45 CC
  • 9 MCC
• S46

  Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level

  Injury›rotator cuff (muscle(s)) (tendon(s)) → S46.00-

  • 216 billable codes
  • 18 CC
• S47

  Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm

  Crush, crushed, crushing›arm (upper) (and shoulder) → S47.-

  • 9 billable codes
• S48

  Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm

  Amputation›traumatic (complete) (partial)›arm (upper) (complete) → S48.91-

  • 54 billable codes
  • 18 CC
  • 18 with HCC
• S49

  Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

  Injury›shoulder → S49.9-

  • 234 billable codes
  • 108 CC

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