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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S42.2 Fracture of upper end of humerus

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S42.2 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of upper end of humerus. 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 S42.2 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Anatomical neck
  • Great tuberosity
  • Proximal end
  • Surgical neck
  • Upper epiphysis

S42.2 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

S42.2Fraktur på övre delen av humerus

  • S42.20Fraktur på övre delen av humerus - sluten
  • S42.21Fraktur på övre delen av humerus - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S42.2Brudd i proksimal ende av overarmsben

  • S42.20Lukket brudd i proksimal ende av overarmsben
  • S42.21Åpent brudd i proksimal ende av overarmsben
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS422Fraktur af proksimale del af overarmsknogle

  • DS422AFraktur af ledhoved på overarmsknogle
  • DS422BFraktur af collum chirurgicum på overarmsknogle
  • DS422CFraktur af tuberculum majus på overarmsknogle
FinlandICD-10-FI

S42.2Olkaluun yläosan murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S42.2Fraktur des proximalen Endes des Humerus

  • S42.20Teil nicht näher bezeichnet
  • S42.21Kopf
  • S42.22Collum chirurgicum
  • S42.23Collum anatomicum
  • S42.24Tuberculum majus
  • S42.29Sonstige und multiple Teile
FranceICD-10-FR

S42.2Fracture de l'extrémité supérieure de l'humérus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S42.2fractuur van boveneinde van humerus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S42.201AUnspecified fracture of upper end of right humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S42.201BUnspecified fracture of upper end of right humerus, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S42.201DUnspecified fracture of upper end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S42.201GUnspecified fracture of upper end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S42.201KUnspecified fracture of upper end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S42.201PUnspecified fracture of upper end of right humerus, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S42.201SUnspecified fracture of upper end of right humerus, sequela
  • S42.202AUnspecified fracture of upper end of left humerus, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • and 283 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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