ICD-10 diagnosis code

S42.1 Fracture of scapula

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S42.1 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of scapula. It is a four-character subcategory of S42 (Fracture 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

What S42.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Acromial process
  • Acromion (process)
  • Scapula (body)(glenoid cavity)(neck)
  • Shoulder blade

S42.1 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

S42.1Skulderbladsfraktur

  • S42.10Skulderbladsfraktur - sluten
  • S42.11Skulderbladsfraktur - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S42.1Brudd i skulderblad

  • S42.10Lukket brudd i skulderblad
  • S42.11Åpent brudd i skulderblad
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS421Fraktur af skulderblad

FinlandICD-10-FI

S42.1Lapaluun murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S42.1Fraktur der Skapula

  • S42.10Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S42.11Korpus
  • S42.12Akromion
  • S42.13Processus coracoideus
  • S42.14Cavitas glenoidalis und Collum scapulae
  • S42.19Multipel
FranceICD-10-FR

S42.1Fracture de la omoplate

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S42.1fractuur van scapula

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S42.101AFracture of unspecified part of scapula, right shoulder, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S42.101BFracture of unspecified part of scapula, right shoulder, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S42.101DFracture of unspecified part of scapula, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S42.101GFracture of unspecified part of scapula, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S42.101KFracture of unspecified part of scapula, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S42.101PFracture of unspecified part of scapula, right shoulder, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S42.101SFracture of unspecified part of scapula, right shoulder, sequela
  • S42.102AFracture of unspecified part of scapula, left shoulder, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • and 244 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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