DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

S47 Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm

  • Header · not billable
  • Codes take a 7th character

S47 is not billable. The category heads 9 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions. Its codes take a 7th character, so none is complete with fewer than 7 characters.

Index → code

  • Crush, crushed, crushingarm (upper) (and shoulder) → S47.-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 19 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  2. S40-S49 Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
  3. S47 Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm
Billable codes
9
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
1

Codes in S47

  1. S47.1
    Crushing injury of right shoulder and upper arm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  2. S47.2
    Crushing injury of left shoulder and upper arm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters
  3. S47.9
    Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm +7th: A D S
    Needs 7th characterExempt: 2 of 3 7th characters

Sources of each column. Rows marked +7th need a 7th character: pick one to build the full code; its code card has its own flags.

Instructions

At S47

Excludes2

  • crushing injury of elbow (S57.0-) S57.0

Use additional code

  • code for all associated injuries

Notes that also apply

Block S40-S49 instructions (Includes 2, Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

Chapter 19 instructions (Notes 2, Excludes2 2, Use additional code 1): printed on the chapter 19 page.

7th characters

7th characters for S47 defined here

The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category S47

7th characters for S47
7thMeaning (NCHS)
Ainitial encounter
Dsubsequent encounter
Ssequela

A code that takes a 7th character is invalid without it; the placeholder X fills a code shorter than 6 characters (Official Guidelines I.A.5). How 7th characters work.

Index entries

  • Crush, crushed, crushingarm (upper) (and shoulder) → S47.-

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Hierarchy