ICD-10 diagnosis code

S46.8 Injury of other muscles and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level

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S46.8 is the ICD-10 code for Injury of other muscles and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level. 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

S46.8 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

S46.8Skade på annen spesifisert muskel eller sene i skulder- eller overarmsregion

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS468Læsion af anden muskel eller sene i skulderregion eller overarm

  • DS468ALæsion af muskel og sene i musculus pectoralis major
FinlandICD-10-FI

S46.8Muun hartianseudun tai olkavarren lihaksen tai jänteen vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S46.8Verletzung sonstiger Muskeln und Sehnen in Höhe der Schulter und des Oberarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S46.8Lésion traumatique d'autres muscles et tendons au niveau de l'épaule et du bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S46.8letsel van overige gespecificeerde spieren en pezen ter hoogte van schouder

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S46.801AUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, initial encounter
  • S46.801DUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, subsequent encounter
  • S46.801SUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, right arm, sequela
  • S46.802AUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, initial encounter
  • S46.802DUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, subsequent encounter
  • S46.802SUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, left arm, sequela
  • S46.809AUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S46.809DUnspecified injury of other muscles, fascia and tendons at shoulder and upper arm level, unspecified arm, 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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