S40 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block S40–S49 (Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm) in Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of S40
S40 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS40Overfladisk læsion af skulder og overarm
S40Pinnallinen hartianseudun ja/tai olkavarren vamma
S40Oberflächliche Verletzung der Schulter und des Oberarmes
S40Lésion traumatique superficielle de l'épaule et du bras
S40oppervlakkig letsel van schouder en bovenarm
Listed through more specific codes:
- S40.211AAbrasion of right shoulder, initial encounter
- S40.211DAbrasion of right shoulder, subsequent encounter
- S40.211SAbrasion of right shoulder, sequela
- S40.212AAbrasion of left shoulder, initial encounter
- S40.212DAbrasion of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
- S40.212SAbrasion of left shoulder, sequela
- S40.219AAbrasion of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
- S40.219DAbrasion of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter
- and 46 more national subcodes
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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