ICD-10 diagnosis code

S49.8 Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

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S49.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm. It is a four-character subcategory of S49 (Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm), 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

S49.8 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

S49.8Annen spesifisert skade på skulder eller overarm

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DS498Anden læsion af skulderregion eller overarm

FinlandICD-10-FI

S49.8Muu hartianseudun ja olkavarren vamma

GermanyICD-10-GM

S49.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Verletzungen der Schulter und des Oberarmes

FranceICD-10-FR

S49.8Autres lésions traumatiques précisées de l'épaule et du bras

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

S49.8overige gespecificeerde letsels van schouder en bovenarm

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • S49.80XAOther specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, initial encounter
  • S49.80XDOther specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, subsequent encounter
  • S49.80XSOther specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm, sequela
  • S49.81XAOther specified injuries of right shoulder and upper arm, initial encounter
  • S49.81XDOther specified injuries of right shoulder and upper arm, subsequent encounter
  • S49.81XSOther specified injuries of right shoulder and upper arm, sequela
  • S49.82XAOther specified injuries of left shoulder and upper arm, initial encounter
  • S49.82XDOther specified injuries of left shoulder and upper 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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