S43.5 is the ICD-10 code for Sprain and strain of acromioclavicular 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 S43.5 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Acromioclavicular ligament
S43.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S43.5Forstuving eller forstrekking av akromioklavikularledd
DS435Distorsion af akromioclaviculærled
- DS435ADistorsion af ligamentum acromioclaviculare
S43.5Olkalisäke-solisluunivelen nyrjähdys tai venähdys
S43.5Verstauchung und Zerrung des Akromioklavikulargelenkes
S43.5Entorse et foulure de l'articulation acromioclaviculaire
S43.5distorsie van acromioclaviculair gewricht
Listed through more specific codes:
- S43.50XASprain of unspecified acromioclavicular joint, initial encounter
- S43.50XDSprain of unspecified acromioclavicular joint, subsequent encounter
- S43.50XSSprain of unspecified acromioclavicular joint, sequela
- S43.51XASprain of right acromioclavicular joint, initial encounter
- S43.51XDSprain of right acromioclavicular joint, subsequent encounter
- S43.51XSSprain of right acromioclavicular joint, sequela
- S43.52XASprain of left acromioclavicular joint, initial encounter
- S43.52XDSprain of left acromioclavicular joint, subsequent encounter
- and 1 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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