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S49 - Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm


The ICD 10 Code for Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm is listed as S49.
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: S49
Description: Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from subcategories S49.0 and S49.1
  • A - initial encounter for closed fracture
  • D - subsequent encounter for fracture with routine healing
  • G - subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing
  • K - subsequent encounter for fracture with nonunion
  • P - subsequent encounter for fracture with malunion
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S49:
S49.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of humerus
S49.1 - Physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
S49.8 - Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
S49.9 - Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm