S40-S49

Non-Billable
ChapterS00–T88
Rankblock
Official Description

Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 19: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88).

CH19 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
Use Additional Code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • injuries of axilla
  • injuries of scapular region
Excludes2(Not included here)

Clinical Hierarchy

CH19Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
S40-S49Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
S40Superficial injury of shoulder and upper arm
S41Open wound of shoulder and upper arm
S42Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
S43Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments of shoulder girdle
S44Injury of nerves at shoulder and upper arm level
S45Injury of blood vessels at shoulder and upper arm level
S46Injury of muscle, fascia and tendon at shoulder and upper arm level
S47Crushing injury of shoulder and upper arm
S48Traumatic amputation of shoulder and upper arm
S49Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to S40-S49:

chapterCH19
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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