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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S43.4 Sprain and strain of shoulder joint

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S43.4 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of shoulder joint. It is a four-character subcategory of S43 (Dislocation, sprain and strain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle), 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 S43.4 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Coracohumeral (ligament)
  • Injury of labrum of the shoulder joint
  • Rotator cuff capsule

S43.4 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

S43.4Distorsion i skulderled

NorwayICD-10-NO

S43.4Forstuving eller forstrekking av skulderledd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS434Distorsion af skulderled

  • DS434ADistorsion af ligamentum coracohumerale
FinlandICD-10-FI

S43.4Olkanivelen nyrjähdys tai venähdys

GermanyICD-10-GM

S43.4Verstauchung und Zerrung des Schultergelenkes

FranceICD-10-FR

S43.4Entorse et foulure de l'articulation de l'épaule

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S43.4distorsie van schoudergewricht

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S43.401AUnspecified sprain of right shoulder joint, initial encounter
  • S43.401DUnspecified sprain of right shoulder joint, subsequent encounter
  • S43.401SUnspecified sprain of right shoulder joint, sequela
  • S43.402AUnspecified sprain of left shoulder joint, initial encounter
  • S43.402DUnspecified sprain of left shoulder joint, subsequent encounter
  • S43.402SUnspecified sprain of left shoulder joint, sequela
  • S43.409AUnspecified sprain of unspecified shoulder joint, initial encounter
  • S43.409DUnspecified sprain of unspecified shoulder joint, subsequent encounter
  • and 37 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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