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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S44.0 Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level

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S44.0 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level. It is a four-character subcategory of S44 (Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level), 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 S44.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

S44.0 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

S44.0Skada på nervus ulnaris på överarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S44.0Skade på nervus ulnaris i overarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS440Læsion af nervus ulnaris på overarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S44.0Kyynärhermon vamma olkavarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S44.0Verletzung des N. ulnaris in Höhe des Oberarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S44.0Lésion traumatique du nerf cubital au niveau du bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S44.0letsel van nervus ulnaris ter hoogte van bovenarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S44.00XAInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S44.00XDInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.00XSInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
  • S44.01XAInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S44.01XDInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.01XSInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, right arm, sequela
  • S44.02XAInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S44.02XDInjury of ulnar nerve at upper arm level, left arm, 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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