ICD-10 diagnosis code

S44.5 Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level

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S44.5 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and 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

S44.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

S44.5Skade på sensorisk hudnerve i overarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS445Læsion af sensorisk nerve i skulderregion eller overarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S44.5Ihon tuntohermon vamma hartianseudun ja/tai olkavarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S44.5Verletzung sensibler Hautnerven in Höhe der Schulter und des Oberarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S44.5Lésion traumatique d'un nerf cutané sensitif au niveau de l'épaule et du bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S44.5letsel van sensibele huidzenuw ter hoogte van schouder en bovenarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S44.50XAInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S44.50XDInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.50XSInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
  • S44.51XAInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S44.51XDInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.51XSInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela
  • S44.52XAInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S44.52XDInjury of cutaneous sensory nerve at shoulder and 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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