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S40.9 Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified

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S40.9 is the ICD-10 code for Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified. 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

S40.9 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

S40.9Ospecificerad ytlig skada på skuldra och överarm

NorwayICD-10-NO

S40.9Uspesifisert overflateskade på skulder eller overarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS409Overfladisk læsion af skulder eller overarm UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S40.9Määrittämätön pinnallinen hartianseudun tai olkavarren vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S40.9Oberflächliche Verletzung der Schulter und des Oberarmes, nicht näher bezeichnet

FranceICD-10-FR

S40.9Lésion traumatique superficielle de l'épaule et du bras, sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S40.9oppervlakkig letsel van schouder en bovenarm, niet-gespecificeerd

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S40.911AUnspecified superficial injury of right shoulder, initial encounter
  • S40.911DUnspecified superficial injury of right shoulder, subsequent encounter
  • S40.911SUnspecified superficial injury of right shoulder, sequela
  • S40.912AUnspecified superficial injury of left shoulder, initial encounter
  • S40.912DUnspecified superficial injury of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
  • S40.912SUnspecified superficial injury of left shoulder, sequela
  • S40.919AUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
  • S40.919DUnspecified superficial injury of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter
  • and 10 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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