S44.3 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of axillary nerve. 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
S44.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
S44.3Skade på nervus axillaris
DS443Læsion af nervus axillaris
S44.3Kainalohermon vamma
S44.3Verletzung des N. axillaris
S44.3Lésion traumatique du nerf axillaire
S44.3letsel van nervus axillaris
Listed through more specific codes:
- S44.30XAInjury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm, initial encounter
- S44.30XDInjury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
- S44.30XSInjury of axillary nerve, unspecified arm, sequela
- S44.31XAInjury of axillary nerve, right arm, initial encounter
- S44.31XDInjury of axillary nerve, right arm, subsequent encounter
- S44.31XSInjury of axillary nerve, right arm, sequela
- S44.32XAInjury of axillary nerve, left arm, initial encounter
- S44.32XDInjury of axillary nerve, 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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