S44 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S44 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- injury of brachial plexus S14.3
Subcodes of S44
- S44.0Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level
- S44.1Injury of median nerve at upper arm level
- S44.2Injury of radial nerve at upper arm level
- S44.3Injury of axillary nerve
- S44.4Injury of musculocutaneous nerve
- S44.5Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.7Injury of multiple nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.8Injury of other nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
- S44.9Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level
S44 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS44Læsion af nerver i skulderregion og overarm
S44Hartianseudun ja olkavarren hermovammat
S44Verletzung von Nerven in Höhe der Schulter und des Oberarmes
S44Lésion traumatique de nerfs au niveau de l'épaule et du bras
S44letsel van zenuwen ter hoogte van schouder en bovenarm
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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