ICD-10 diagnosis code
S46 Injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
S46 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level. It is a three-character category divided into 7 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. 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
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XIX · S00–T98
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What S46 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- injury of muscle and tendon at or below elbow S56.-
Subcodes of S46
- S46.0Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shoulder
- S46.1Injury of muscle and tendon of long head of biceps
- S46.2Injury of muscle and tendon of other parts of biceps
- S46.3Injury of muscle and tendon of triceps
- S46.7Injury of multiple muscles and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level
- S46.8Injury of other muscles and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level
- S46.9Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
S46 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DS46Læsion af muskler og sener i skulder og overarm
S46Hartianseudun ja olkavarren lihas- ja/tai jännevammat
S46Verletzung von Muskeln und Sehnen in Höhe der Schulter und des Oberarmes
S46Lésion traumatique de muscles et de tendons au niveau de l'épaule et du bras
S46letsel van spier en pees ter hoogte van schouder en bovenarm
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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