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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S44.1 Injury of median nerve at upper arm level

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S44.1 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of median 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 S44.1 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

S44.1 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

S44.1Skada på nervus medianus på överarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S44.1Skade på nervus medianus i overarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS441Læsion af nervus medianus på overarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S44.1Keskihermon vamma olkavarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S44.1Verletzung des N. medianus in Höhe des Oberarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S44.1Lésion traumatique du nerf médian au niveau du bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S44.1letsel van nervus medianus ter hoogte van bovenarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S44.10XAInjury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S44.10XDInjury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.10XSInjury of median nerve at upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
  • S44.11XAInjury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S44.11XDInjury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.11XSInjury of median nerve at upper arm level, right arm, sequela
  • S44.12XAInjury of median nerve at upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S44.12XDInjury of median 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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