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S49.8 - Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm


The ICD 10 Code for Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm is listed as S49.8.
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: S49.8
Description: Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
  • The appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code in subcategory S49.8
  • A - initial encounter
  • D - subsequent encounter
  • S - sequela
Chapter Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
Block Injuries to the shoulder and upper arm (S40-S49)
Parent S49 - Other and unspecified injuries of shoulder and upper arm
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of S49.8:
S49.80 - Other specified injuries of shoulder and upper arm, unspecified arm
S49.81 - Other specified injuries of right shoulder and upper arm
S49.82 - Other specified injuries of left shoulder and upper arm
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of S49.8:
S49.0 - Physeal fracture of upper end of humerus
S49.1 - Physeal fracture of lower end of humerus
S49.9 - Unspecified injury of shoulder and upper arm