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S42.3 - Fracture of shaft of humerus


The ICD 10 Code for Fracture of shaft of humerus is listed as S42.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: S42.3
Description: Fracture of shaft of humerus
  • Fracture of humerus NOS
  • Fracture of upper arm NOS
  • Excludes2: physeal fractures of upper end of humerus (S49.0-)
  • physeal fractures of lower end of humerus (S49.1-)
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
Parent S42 - Fracture of shoulder and upper arm
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S42.3:
S42.30 - Unspecified fracture of shaft of humerus
S42.31 - Greenstick fracture of shaft of humerus
S42.32 - Transverse fracture of shaft of humerus
S42.33 - Oblique fracture of shaft of humerus
S42.34 - Spiral fracture of shaft of humerus
S42.35 - Comminuted fracture of shaft of humerus
S42.36 - Segmental fracture of shaft of humerus
S42.39 - Other fracture of shaft of humerus
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S42.3:
S42.0 - Fracture of clavicle
S42.1 - Fracture of scapula
S42.2 - Fracture of upper end of humerus
S42.4 - Fracture of lower end of humerus
S42.9 - Fracture of shoulder girdle, part unspecified