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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S46.0 Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shoulder

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S46.0 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of shoulder. It is a four-character subcategory of S46 (Injury of muscle and tendon 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

S46.0 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

S46.0Skada på muskel och sena i rotationskapsel (rotatorkuff) i skulderled

NorwayICD-10-NO

S46.0Skade på muskel eller sene i rotatormansjett i skulder

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS460Læsion af rotatormanchet

  • DS460ALæsion af muskel i rotatormanchet
  • DS460BLæsion af sene i rotatormanchet
FinlandICD-10-FI

S46.0Kiertäjäkalvosimeen (rotator cuff) kuuluvan jänteen vamma olkapäässä

GermanyICD-10-GM

S46.0Verletzung der Muskeln und der Sehnen der Rotatorenmanschette

FranceICD-10-FR

S46.0Lésion traumatique de muscles et de tendons de la coiffe des rotateurs de l'épaule

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S46.0letsel van spier(en) en pees (pezen) van `rotator cuff` van schouder

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S46.001AUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder, initial encounter
  • S46.001DUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder, subsequent encounter
  • S46.001SUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of right shoulder, sequela
  • S46.002AUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, initial encounter
  • S46.002DUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, subsequent encounter
  • S46.002SUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of left shoulder, sequela
  • S46.009AUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of unspecified shoulder, initial encounter
  • S46.009DUnspecified injury of muscle(s) and tendon(s) of the rotator cuff of unspecified shoulder, subsequent encounter
  • and 28 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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