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ICD-10 diagnosis code

S49 Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

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S49 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm. It is a three-character category divided into 3 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

Subcodes of S49

S49 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

S49Andra och ospecificerade skador på skuldra och överarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS49Andre og ikke specificerede læsioner af skulderregion og overarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S49Muut tai määrittämättömät hartianseudun tai olkavarren vammat

GermanyICD-10-GM

S49Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Verletzungen der Schulter und des Oberarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S49Lésions traumatiques de l'épaule et du bras, autres et sans précision

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S49overige en niet-gespecificeerde letsels van schouder en bovenarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S49.001AUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S49.001DUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • S49.001GUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • S49.001KUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • S49.001PUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S49.001SUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, right arm, sequela
  • S49.002AUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm, initial encounter for closed fracture
  • S49.002DUnspecified physeal fracture of upper end of humerus, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • and 208 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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