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S44.9 Injury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level

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S44.9 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of unspecified 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

S44.9 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

S44.9Skada på ospecificerad nerv på skulder- och överarmsnivå

NorwayICD-10-NO

S44.9Skade på uspesifisert nerve i skulder- eller overarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS449Læsion af nerve i skulderregion eller overarm UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

S44.9Määrittämättömän hermon vamma hartianseudun ja/tai olkavarren alueella

GermanyICD-10-GM

S44.9Verletzung eines nicht näher bezeichneten Nervs in Höhe der Schulter und des Oberarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S44.9Lésion traumatique d'un nerf non précisé, au niveau de l'épaule et du bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S44.9letsel van niet-gespecificeerde zenuw ter hoogte van schouder en bovenarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S44.90XAInjury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S44.90XDInjury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.90XSInjury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, sequela
  • S44.91XAInjury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S44.91XDInjury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S44.91XSInjury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela
  • S44.92XAInjury of unspecified nerve at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S44.92XDInjury of unspecified 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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