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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S40.8 Other superficial injuries of shoulder and upper arm

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S40.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other superficial injuries of shoulder and upper arm. It is a four-character subcategory of S40 (Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XIX · S00–T98
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

S40.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

S40.8Andra specificerade ytliga skador på skuldra och överarm

NorwayICD-10-NO

S40.8Andre spesifisert overflateskade på skulder eller overarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS408Anden overfladisk læsion af skulder eller overarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S40.8Muu pinnallinen hartianseudun tai olkavarren vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S40.8Sonstige oberflächliche Verletzungen der Schulter und des Oberarmes

  • S40.81Schürfwunde
  • S40.82Blasenbildung (nichtthermisch)
  • S40.83Insektenbiss oder -stich (ungiftig)
  • S40.84Oberflächlicher Fremdkörper (Splitter)
  • S40.86Subkutanes (geschlossenes) Décollement
  • S40.88Sonstige
FranceICD-10-FR

S40.8Autres lésions traumatiques superficielles de l'épaule et du bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S40.8overige gespecificeerde oppervlakkige-letsels van schouder en bovenarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S40.811AAbrasion of right upper arm, initial encounter
  • S40.811DAbrasion of right upper arm, subsequent encounter
  • S40.811SAbrasion of right upper arm, sequela
  • S40.812AAbrasion of left upper arm, initial encounter
  • S40.812DAbrasion of left upper arm, subsequent encounter
  • S40.812SAbrasion of left upper arm, sequela
  • S40.819AAbrasion of unspecified upper arm, initial encounter
  • S40.819DAbrasion of unspecified upper arm, 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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