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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S42.3 Fracture of shaft of humerus

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S42.3 is the ICD-10 code for Fracture of shaft 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 S42.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Humerus NOS
  • Upper arm NOS

S42.3 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

S42.3Fraktur på humerusskaftet

  • S42.30Fraktur på humerusskaftet - sluten
  • S42.31Fraktur på humerusskaftet - öppen
NorwayICD-10-NO

S42.3Brudd i overarmsbenets skaft

  • S42.30Lukket brudd i overarmsbenets skaft
  • S42.31Åpent brudd i overarmsbenets skaft
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS423Fraktur af skaftet på overarmsknogle

  • DS423AFraktur på overarmsknogle UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

S42.3Olkaluun varren murtuma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S42.3Fraktur des Humerusschaftes

FranceICD-10-FR

S42.3Fracture de la diaphyse de l'humérus

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S42.3fractuur van schacht van humerus

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S42.301AUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S42.301BUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, initial encounter for open fracture
  • S42.301DUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S42.301GUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S42.301KUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S42.301PUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S42.301SUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, right arm, sequela
  • S42.302AUnspecified fracture of shaft of humerus, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • and 262 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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