The block S40–S49 of ICD-10 is titled “Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm”. It is part of Chapter XIX, Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes, and holds 10 groups.
What S40–S49 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- injuries of:
- axilla
- scapular region
What S40–S49 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Codes in S40–S49
- S42.0Fracture of clavicle
- S42.1Fracture of scapula
- S42.2Fracture of upper end of humerus
- S42.3Fracture of shaft of humerus
- S42.4Fracture of lower end of humerus
- S42.7Multiple fractures of clavicle, scapula and humerus
- S42.8Fracture of other parts of shoulder and upper arm
- S42.9Fracture of shoulder girdle, part unspecified
- S43.0Dislocation of shoulder joint
- S43.1Dislocation of acromioclavicular joint
- S43.2Dislocation of sternoclavicular joint
- S43.3Dislocation of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdle
- S43.4Sprain and strain of shoulder joint
- S43.5Sprain and strain of acromioclavicular joint
- S43.6Sprain and strain of sternoclavicular joint
- S43.7Sprain and strain of other and unspecified parts of shoulder girdle
- S44.0Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level
- S44.1Injury of median nerve at upper arm level
- S44.2Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level
- S44.3Injury of axillary nerve
- S44.4Injury of musculocutaneous nerve
- S44.5Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.7Injury of multiple nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.8Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.9Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.0Injury of axillary artery
- S45.1Injury of brachial artery
- S45.2Injury of axillary or brachial vein
- S45.3Injury of superficial vein at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.7Injury of multiple blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.8Injury of other blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
- S45.9Injury of unspecified blood vessel at shoulder and upper arm level
- S46.0Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shoulder
- S46.1Injury of muscle and tendon of long head of biceps
- S46.2Injury of muscle and tendon of other parts of biceps
- S46.3Injury of muscle and tendon of triceps
- S46.7Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level
- S46.8Injury of other muscles and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level
- S46.9Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
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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